ford

views updated Jun 11 2018

ford / fôrd/ • n. a shallow place in a river or stream allowing one to walk or drive across.• v. [tr.] (of a person or vehicle) cross (a river or stream) at a shallow place.DERIVATIVES: ford·a·ble adj.ford·less adj.

ford

views updated May 14 2018

ford sb. OE. ford = OFris. forda, OS. -ford in place-names (Du. voorde), (O)HG. furt :- WGmc. *furdu (cf. ON. fiǫrðr FIORD:- *ferþuz) :- IE. *pṛtús, repr. also by OW. rit (W. rhyd) ford, L. portus harbour, PORT1, f. *por- *per- *pṛ- (see FARE2).

Ford

views updated May 29 2018

Ford (fɔːd) (Kenya) Forum for the Restoration of Democracy

More From encyclopedia.com