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Ford

UK/fɔːd/ US/fɔɹd/ common
noun (8) verb (1)

noun

1.

United States film maker (1896-1973)

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2.

grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)

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3.

son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)

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4.
5.

38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)

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6.

United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)

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7.

a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

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8.

the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

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verb

1.

cross a river where it''s shallow

Origin

From Middle English fōrd, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).

Phrases

  • Alfords Point
  • Bedford Park
  • Bellman-Ford algorithm
  • Chandler's Ford
  • Crawford River
  • East Gosford
  • East Gresford
  • Eaton Ford
  • Ford County
  • Ford Green
  • Ford Nation
  • Fords Bridge

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