noun

ford

ford, crossing, shallows

The wagon crossed the river at the ford.

The wagon crossed the river at the ford.

They looked for a shallow ford.

They looked for a shallow ford.

((...)) a ford They found a ford in the river.

Synonyms: crossing, shallow

From Old English 'ford' (a place where one can pass over), related to 'fare' (to travel).

Imagine a Ford truck driving through a shallow part of a river. That shallow crossing is a 'ford'.

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