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Meaning in simple English
US /fɔrd/ · UK /fɔːd/
ford means: A shallow place in a river or stream where people or vehicles can cross through the water.
noun
SHALLOW CROSSINGB2
A shallow place in a river or stream where people or vehicles can cross through the water.
- The road leads to a ford.
- We crossed the stream at a shallow ford.
- Heavy rain made the ford too deep for cars.
verb
CROSS THROUGH WATERC1
To cross a river or stream by walking, riding, or driving through shallow water.
- We forded the stream.
- The horses forded the river slowly.
- Can this vehicle ford water that deep?
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