fordnoun [ C ]
uk/fɔːd/us/fɔːrd/an area in a river or stream that is not deep and can be crossed on foot or in a vehicle
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Watercourses & waterfalls
- arroyo
- barrage
- bayou
- beck
- brook
- burn
- cascade
- downriver
- Euphrates
- ghat
- gully
- headwater
- Mississippi
- rapids
- rivulet
- sluice
- spate
- upriver
- watercourse
- watershed
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fordverb [ T ]
uk/fɔːd/us/fɔːrd/to cross a river, where it is not deep, on foot or in a vehicle
fordable
adjective uk/ˈfɔː.də.bəl/us/ˈfɔːr.də.bəl/
The river wasn't fordable because of all the recent rainfall.