- ford
- ford [fôrd]n.[ME < OE, akin to Ger furt < IE pṛtu, passage < base * per-, to transport > FARE, L portus, Goth * faran]a shallow place in a stream, river, etc., where one can cross by wading or by riding on horseback, in an automobile, etc.vt.to cross at a fordfordableadj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.