noun
- plural of ford; shallow places in rivers or streams where people can cross on foot or in vehicles
verb
- third person singular present of ford; crosses a river or stream at a shallow place
Examples
- The ancient trail connected several fords across the mountain streams.
- Local maps marked the safest fords for wagon trains.
- She fords the creek every morning on her way to work.
- The horse carefully fords the rushing water.
- Heavy rains made the usual fords impassable.
- The guide fords the river first to test the depth.