Etymology : Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse fjorthr fjord, Latin portus port, Old English faran to go; more at FARE
Pronunciation : fOrd, ford
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. male first name; family name; Gerald Rudolph Ford, 38th president of the United States (1974-1977) who succeeded President Richard Nixon when Nixon was forced to resign; Henry Ford (1863-1947) USA automobile manufacturer, pioneer in the assembly line technique of mass production, founder of Ford Motor Co.; brand of American automobile. shallow place where a river can be crossed. cross a river. ford\ford\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. forded; p. pr. & vb. n. fording.] to pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through. his last section, which is no deep one, remains only to be forted.ford \ford\ (fōrd), n. [as. ford; akin to g. furt, icel. fj?r?r bay, and to e. fare. ?.
2. see:
fare, v. i., and cf. frith arm of the sea.].
3. a place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading. he swam the esk river where ford there was none. w. scott.
4. a stream; a current. with water of the ford or of the clouds. permit my ghost to pass the stygian ford.ford n.
5. united states film maker (1896-1973) [syn: ford, john ford ].
6. grandson of henry ford (1917-1987) [syn: ford, henry ford ii ].
7. son of henry ford (1893-1943) [syn: ford, edsel bryant ford ].
8. english writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: ford, ford madox ford , ford hermann hueffer].
9. 38th president of the united states; appointed vice president and succeeded nixon when nixon resigned (1913- ) [syn: ford, gerald ford, gerald r. ford, gerald rudolph ford , president ford].
10. american manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947) [syn: ford, henry ford].
11. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded [syn: crossing].
12. the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse [syn: fording] cross a river where it's shallowford mention is frequently made of the fords of the jordan (josh. 2:7; judg. 3:28; 12:5, 6), which must have been very numerous; about fifty perhaps. the most notable was that of bethabara. mention is also made of the ford of the jabbok (gen. 32:22), and of the fords of arnon (isa. 16:2) and of the euphrates (jer. 51:32).
13. A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.
14. A stream; a current.
15. To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through. the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse a shallow area in a stream that can be forded United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned English writer and editor son of Henry Ford grandson of Henry Ford United States film maker cross a river where it's shallow.
16. 1. A ford is a shallow place in a river or stream where it is possible to cross safely without using a boat.
17. If you ford a river or stream, you cross it without using a boat, usually at a shallow point. They were guarding the bridge, so we forded the river. English playwright whose works include 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633) and collaborative efforts, notably with Thomas Dekker and John Webster. American filmmaker who won an Academy Award for his direction of The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952). First Lady of the United States (1974-1977) as the wife of President Gerald R. Ford. She supported the Equal Rights Amendment, the arts, and programs for disabled children. British writer and editor whose most important novels, The Good Soldier (1915) and the tetralogy Parade's End (1924-1928), examine the bonds of conjugal and adulterous relationships. The 38th President of the United States (1974-1977), who was appointed Vice President on the resignation of Spiro Agnew (1973) and became President after Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal. As President, Ford granted a full pardon to Nixon (1974). American automobile manufacturer who developed a gasoline-powered automobile (1893), founded the Ford Motor Company (1903), and mass-produced the Model T (1908-1927), the first generally affordable and widely available automobile. His son Edsel Bryant Ford (1893-1943) ran the company from 1919 to 1943, as did his grandson Henry Ford II (1917-1987) from 1945 to 1980. a place where a river is not deep, so that you can walk or drive across it. Brown Ford Madox Coppola Francis Ford Ford Foundation Ford Motor Co. Ford Ford Madox Ford Hermann Hueffer Ford Harrison Ford Henry Ford John Ford Richard Ford Tennessee Ernie Gibson William Ford Ford Gerald R. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.