1. The shallow area of a river or stream where it can be crossed without a bridge
   "The pioneers used the ford to cross the river safely";
   - crossing
    
2. The act of crossing a stream or river by wading, in a car or on a horse
   "The explorers' ford of the river was a challenging part of their journey";
   - fording

1. Cross a river where it's shallow
   "The pioneers forded the river with their wagons"

1. United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
   - Henry Ford
    
2. Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
   - Edsel Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford
    
3. Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
   - Henry Ford II
    
4. 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-2006)
   - Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford
    
5. English writer and editor (1873-1939)
   - Ford Madox Ford, Ford Hermann Hueffer
    
6. United States film maker (1896-1973)
   - John Ford

Derived forms: forded, Fords, fording, fords

Type of: author, body of water, Chief Executive, cover, cross, crossing, cut across, cut through, film maker, film producer, filmmaker, get across, get over, industrialist, movie maker, pass over, POTUS [US, informal], President, President of the United States, track, traverse, United States President, water, writer

Part of: stream, watercourse

Encyclopedia: Ford, North Wiltshire