Definitions for FORDfɔrd, foʊrd; ˈmæd əks
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fordfɔrd, foʊrd(n.; v.)ford•ed, ford•ing.
(n.)a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
(v.t.)to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford.
Origin of ford:
bef. 900; ME (n.), OE
ford′a•ble(adj.)
Fordfɔrd, foʊrd; ˈmæd əks(n.)
Category: Biography
Gerald R(udolph, Jr.) (Leslie Lynch King, Jr.), born 1913, 38th president of the U.S. 1974–77.
Category: Biography
Henry, 1863–1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer.
Category: Biography
John, 1586?–c1640, English playwright.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Ford, John Ford(noun)
United States film maker (1896-1973)
Ford, Henry Ford II(noun)
grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford(noun)
son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
Ford, Ford Madox Ford, Ford Hermann Hueffer(noun)
English writer and editor (1873-1939)
Ford, Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford(noun)
38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
Ford, Henry Ford(noun)
United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
ford, crossing(noun)
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
ford, fording(verb)
the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
ford(verb)
cross a river where it's shallow
Wiktionary
ford(Noun)
A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
ford(Verb)
To cross a stream using a ford.
Ford(Noun)
A make of car, named for Henry Ford.
Ford(ProperNoun)
for someone who lived near a ford.
Origin: From furduz, from per-. Cognate with ford. More at fare.
Webster Dictionary
Ford(verb)
a place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading
Ford(verb)
a stream; a current
Ford(verb)
to pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through
Translations for FORD
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ford(noun)
a shallow crossing-place in a river.
- drifAfrikaans
- معْبَر في نَهْر، مَخاضَهArabic
- бродBulgarian
- vauPortuguese (BR)
- brodCzech
- die FurtGerman
- vadestedDanish
- πέρασμα ποταμούGreek
- vadoSpanish
- koolmekohtEstonian
- پایابFarsi
- kahluupaikkaFinnish
- guéFrench
- מַעֲבָר רָדוּד בַּנָהָרHebrew
- नदी के पास उथली जगहHindi
- gaz, plitak prijelaz preko rijekeCroatian
- gázlóHungarian
- bagian dangkalIndonesian
- vaðIcelandic
- guadoItalian
- 浅瀬Japanese
- 여울Korean
- brastaLithuanian
- braslsLatvian
- cetekMalay
- doorwaadbare plaatsDutch
- vad(ested)Norwegian
- bródPolish
- پایابPersian
- ګودرPashto
- vauPortuguese
- vadRomanian
- бродRussian
- brodSlovak
- plitvinaSlovenian
- gazSerbian
- vadställeSwedish
- บริเวณน้ำตื้นThai
- sığ geçitTurkish
- 淺灘，可涉水而過的地方Chinese (Trad.)
- брідUkrainian
- دریا کا گھاٹUrdu
- chỗ sông cạnVietnamese
- 浅滩，可涉水而过的地方Chinese (Simp.)
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