'Ford' definitions:

Definition of 'Ford'

(from WordNet)
noun
United States film maker (1896-1973) [syn: Ford, John Ford]
noun
Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) [syn: Ford, Henry Ford II]
noun
Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) [syn: Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford]
noun
English writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: Ford, Ford Madox Ford, Ford Hermann Hueffer]
noun
38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) [syn: Ford, Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford]
noun
United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947) [syn: Ford, Henry Ford]
noun
A shallow area in a stream that can be forded [syn: ford, crossing]
noun
The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse [syn: ford, fording]
verb
Cross a river where it's shallow

Definition of 'Ford'

From: GCIDE
  • Ford \Ford\ (f[=o]rd), n. [AS. ford; akin to G. furt, Icel. fj["o]r[eth]r bay, and to E. fare. [root]78. See Fare, v. i., and cf. Frith arm of the sea.]
  • 1. A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading. [1913 Webster]
  • He swam the Esk river where ford there was none. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A stream; a current. [1913 Webster]
  • With water of the ford Or of the clouds. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Permit my ghost to pass the Styg?an ford. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ford'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • His last section, which is no deep one, remains only to be forted. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'ford'

From: Easton
  • Ford Mention is frequently made of the fords of the Jordan (Josh. 2:7; Judg. 3:28; 12:5, 6), which must have been very numerous; about fifty perhaps. The most notable was that of Bethabara. Mention is also made of the ford of the Jabbok (Gen. 32:22), and of the fords of Arnon (Isa. 16:2) and of the Euphrates (Jer. 51:32).

Synonyms of 'ford'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Ford, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Ford, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
314
Housing Units (2000) :
121
Land area (2000) :
0.419623 sq. miles (1.086819 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.419623 sq. miles (1.086819 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23725
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.635977 N, 99.753013 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
67842
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Ford -- U.S. County in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Ford -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000) :
14241
Housing Units (2000) :
6060
Land area (2000) :
485.899192 sq. miles (1258.473076 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.517324 sq. miles (1.339862 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
486.416516 sq. miles (1259.812938 sq. km)
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
40.552455 N, 88.223413 W

Ford -- U.S. County in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Ford -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000) :
32458
Housing Units (2000) :
11650
Land area (2000) :
1098.498110 sq. miles (2845.096923 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.788199 sq. miles (2.041426 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1099.286309 sq. miles (2847.138349 sq. km)
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.720186 N, 99.912921 W

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