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ford
A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
“We decided to take our kayaks to the ford and explore the shallow waters of the river.”
“Vaporous evening light dapples with shadows the descent to the ford as the path runs through tree-roots and, among the tree-roots, reeds and dangling ivy-trails edged in silver light.”
“He watched departures from harbours, joined drovers crossing fords and muleteers breasting hills, embarked on ferries for no purpose.”
“In early times this was one of the important fords over the River Griese, and was at that time called Athbiothlinn meaning The Ford of the House of Sustenance.”
“On the 5th and 6th the columns crossed the Potomac by the fords near Leesburg.”
