ford

[Ford]

United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863 1947)

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A place in a river, or other water, where it may passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.

Noun
the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

Noun
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

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United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)

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38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)

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English writer and editor (1873-1939)

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son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)

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grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)

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United States film maker (1896-1973)

Verb
cross a river where it''s shallow


v. i.
A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.

v. i.
A stream; a current.

v. t.
To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through.


Ford

Ford , n. [AS. ford; akin to G. furt, Icel. f'94rr bay, and to E. fare. 78. See Fare, v. i., and cf. Frith arm of the sea.] 1. A place in a river, or other water, where it may passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.
He swam the Esk river where ford there was none.
2. A stream; a current.
With water of the ford Or of the clouds.
Permit my ghost to pass the Stygan ford.

Ford

Ford, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forded; p. pr. & vb. n. Fording.] To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through.
His last section, which is no deep one, remains only to be forted.

A place in a river, or other water, where it may passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.

To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through.

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Usage Examples

I've got two old Volvos, two old Subarus, and an old Ford Ranger. If you've got an old car, you've gotta have at least several old cars, 'cause one's always gonna be in the garage.

I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need.

If God drives a car, He'd drive a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sedan with a claret-colored vinyl roof, with oxblood leather upholstery and an opera window.

My first car was an '84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasn't good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Don't do that. Do it on concrete.

Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.

Men, when they fight in movies, it's a very different style. Harrison Ford was so cool when he had the whip, and Bruce Lee was such an artist that you couldn't take your eyes off of him.

President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I watched a lot of silent directors who were absolutely great like John Ford and Fritz Lang, Tod Browning, and also some very modern directors like The Coen Brothers. The directors take the freedom within their own movies to be melodramatic or funny when they chose to be. They do whatever they want and they don't care about the genre.

The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a, from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way.

The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of Central Intelligence, assuming that that got rid of a potential competitor for the presidency.

John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.

I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

The President has not created any Ford constituency, unique from that of any Republican President. The one exception to this is that he does show unique strength with young voters for a Republican.

There was a study done in the early 20th century of all the entrepreneurs who entered the automobile industry around the same time as Henry Ford there were something like 500 automotive companies that got funded, had the internal combustion engine, had the technology, and had the vision. Sixty percent of them folded within a couple of years.

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