ford 
(fôrd)
(fôrd)n.
A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle.
tr.v. ford·ed, ford·ing, fords
To cross (a body of water) at a ford.
[Middle English, from Old English; see per-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
forda·ble adj.