ford B1 Topic:Transportation US /fɔːrd/ UK /fɔːd/ See IPA manual Freq #4338 Meanings 1 noun a shallow place in a river or stream where people, animals, or vehicles can cross without a bridge The riders followed the track to a ford where the water reached the horses' knees. 2 verb to cross a river or stream at a shallow place The expedition waited for the flood to fall before attempting to ford the river. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a shallow place in a river... shallow crossingcrossing place 2 verb · to cross a river or stream... wade acrosscross Word family Derived forms fordable Related forms wadecausewaybridge Etymology From Old English ford, related to faran, 'to go or travel.' The noun originally named a place of passage through water; the verb developed from using such a crossing. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ford **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /fɔːrd/ **IPA (UK):** /fɔːd/ **Frequency rank:** 4338 ## Meanings 1. a shallow place in a river or stream where people, animals, or vehicles can cross without a bridge 2. to cross a river or stream at a shallow place ## Examples - The riders followed the track to a ford where the water reached the horses' knees. - The expedition waited for the flood to fall before attempting to ford the river. ## Synonyms - shallow crossing - crossing place ## Derived Forms - fordable ## Related Forms - wade - causeway - bridge ## Etymology From Old English ford, related to faran, 'to go or travel.' The noun originally named a place of passage through water; the verb developed from using such a crossing. ## Topics - Transportation markdown