US /ˈfɔrdəbəl/ UK /ˈfɔːdəbəl/
adj Freq #936297

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    shallow, calm, or firm enough to be crossed at a ford on foot, on horseback, or in a vehicle

    After several dry weeks, the river was fordable even by the infantry.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · shallow, calm, or firm... crossablepassable
Opposites
unfordableimpassable
Word family
Related forms fordcrossingwade

Etymology

Formed from ford + -able, literally 'able to be forded.' Ford is an old Germanic word for a shallow place where a river or stream can be crossed.

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