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Ford

fɔrd
WordNet
On display is act III, scene 3 with Anne Page, Mrs. Ford and John Falstaff.
On display is act III, scene 3 with Anne Page, Mrs. Ford and John Falstaff.
  1. (v) ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  2. (n) ford
    the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
  3. (n) ford
    a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
  4. (n) Ford
    United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
  5. (n) Ford
    38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
  6. (n) Ford
    English writer and editor (1873-1939)
  7. (n) Ford
    son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
  8. (n) Ford
    grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
  9. (n) Ford
    United States film maker (1896-1973)
Illustrations
Shepherd and shepherdess with their cattle by a ford, each riding a donkey.
Shepherd and shepherdess with their cattle by a ford, each riding a donkey.
The Battle of Trocadero in Cadiz on August 31, 1823. Soldiers guard a ford on the coast. Numbered lower right: No. 46.
The Battle of Trocadero in Cadiz on August 31, 1823. Soldiers guard a ford on the coast. Numbered lower right: No. 46.
A rider with second horse on the reins at a ford in a landscape. Behind him a second rider and a dog.
A rider with second horse on the reins at a ford in a landscape. Behind him a second rider and a dog.
Shepherd with cows at a ford near a watermill in a landscape. In the background a shepherd with a flock of sheep. First print from a series of four.
Shepherd with cows at a ford near a watermill in a landscape. In the background a shepherd with a flock of sheep. First print from a series of four.
A shepherd on horseback and a shepherdess on a donkey ford with their dog. A dilapidated bridge crosses the river, over which some shepherds walk with their flocks.
A shepherd on horseback and a shepherdess on a donkey ford with their dog. A dilapidated bridge crosses the river, over which some shepherds walk with their flocks.
A shepherd and shepherdess with two cattle and a dog at a ford.
A shepherd and shepherdess with two cattle and a dog at a ford.
A shepherd sits by a stream to rest while two cows and a sheep ford the brook. In the background two shepherds and a shepherdess on a donkey.
A shepherd sits by a stream to rest while two cows and a sheep ford the brook. In the background two shepherds and a shepherdess on a donkey.
Hilly landscape with a turbulent river. Saint Christopher fords the water with a child on his back. He is met by a hermit with a lantern. Various spectators in the foreground. In the margin a caption in Latin.
Hilly landscape with a turbulent river. Saint Christopher fords the water with a child on his back. He is met by a hermit with a lantern. Various spectators in the foreground. In the margin a caption in Latin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
The Peanuts were first animated in 1957 for a Ford Fairlane automobile commercial.
  1. Ford
    A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading. "He swam the Esk river where ford there was none."
  2. Ford
    A stream; a current. "With water of the ford Or of the clouds.", "Permit my ghost to pass the Stygian ford."
  3. Ford
    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 ."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
In 1916, 55% of the cars in the world were Model T Fords.
  1. (n) ford
    A place in a river or other body of water where it may be passed or crossed by man or beast on foot, or by wading.
  2. (n) ford
    A stream to be crossed.
  3. ford
    To pass or cross, as a river or other body of water, by walking on the bottom; pass through by wading.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette.
  1. (n) Ford
    fōrd a place where water may be crossed on foot: a stream where it may be crossed
  2. (v.t) Ford
    to cross water on foot
Quotations
Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary AS. ford,; akin to G. furt, Icel. fjörðr, bay, and to E. fare,. √78. See Fare (v. i.), and cf. Frith arm of the sea

Usage in the news

President Ford, Betty Ford's personal items to be auctioned to raise money for Ford Presidential Library and Museum. mlive.com

"Priceless items" that belonged to former President Ford, Betty Ford, head to auction. michiganradio.org

Ford Taurus automobiles sit on the sales lot at World Ford July 9, 2002 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. scpr.org

For each person who attends Go Further with Ford Night at Chino Hills Ford will donate $10 - up to a total of $500 - to the American Cancer Society. mercurynews.com

Ford International Airport (photo courtesy Gerald R Ford International Airport). kzo.com

Rasmussen Ford Presents 'Go Further with Ford Night' Combining Fusion, Fundraising and American Idol. stormlakepilottribune.com

World's Oldest Surviving Production Ford Comes Home: Bill Ford's New 1903 Model A. December 11, 2012 at 4:20 pm by Tony Swan Photography by Mary Seelhorst and The Manufacturer. blog.caranddriver.com

"One Ford" strategy top focus, says incoming Ford COO . chicagotribune.com

Ford Fiesta, left, with the Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost model. blog.seattlepi.com

Doug Ford apologizes for using 'Polack' to describe Rob Ford's wife. thestar.com

Bill Ford Jr buys original 1903 Ford Model A in auction. detnews.com

For the US market, Ford dropped the Duratorq name in favor of its Power Stroke moniker in hopes of aligning the new five-cylinder diesel with the popular and long-running V-8 diesels currently found in Ford's full-size pickups. blog.caranddriver.com

View full size Ford 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid. mlive.com

Here, a worker at a Ford plant in Michigan plugs a batter into a Ford C-MAX plug-in hybrid vehicle. ktep.org

The department has purchased two new Ford Utility Police Interceptors vehicles and one Ford Sedan Police Interceptor. 10tv.com

Usage in scientific papers

Following recent studies of Ford, we suggest – in the framework of general relativity – an inflationary cosmological model with the self-interacting spinning matter. A generalization of the standard fluid model is discussed and estimates of the physical parameters of the evolution are given.
Spin-driven inflation

In the recent paper of Ford a new inflationary model was proposed in which the inflation mechanism was related to the existence of a self-interacting vector field, replacing the usual scalars.
Spin-driven inflation

In this paper we use the main idea of Ford and propose an alternative mechanism for inflation, which is related to the spin of matter.
Spin-driven inflation

Following the lines of reasoning of Ford (who studied inflation with a vector field), one can discuss now the possible form of the potential V .
Spin-driven inflation

The origin of the bright optical core of NGC 6251 has been discussed by Ferrarese & Ford (1999).
The nuclear SED of NGC6251: a BL Lac in the center of an FR I radio galaxy

Usage in literature

That was what Jimmie Ford wanted, and that was why he didn't want me. "Mistress Anne" by Temple Bailey

He stays not for more, but again plying the spur, re-enters the thicket, not to go back to the ford, but on in the opposite direction. "Gaspar the Gaucho" by Mayne Reid

The car was just a common Ford Cruiser of the nondescript steel blue color that was so popular. "Damned If You Don't" by Gordon Randall Garrett

Mrs. Ford, the wife of a rather morose stipendiary magistrate, had severely snubbed Mrs. Gregg. "General John Regan" by George A. Birmingham

I was only joking, Mr Forde, as you know. "Tom Gerrard 1904" by Louis Becke

When Theodosia Ford married Wesley Brooke after a courtship of three years, everybody concerned was satisfied. "Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901" by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Selena, people said, had married James Ford for no other reason than that his house commanded a view of nearly every dooryard in Amberley. "Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922" by Lucy Maud Montgomery

The point of union is upon the banks of the Ostuta river, not far from the lake, and where a ford crosses the stream. "The Tiger Hunter" by Mayne Reid

Jesse Ford was Marmaduke's half-brother in Texas. "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4" by Work Projects Administration

The Indians know that ford, and so they'll make for it. "The Keepers of the Trail" by Joseph A. Altsheler

Usage in poetry
Once red ripple came to land
In the golden sunset burning—
Lapped against a maiden's hand,
By the ford returning.
"A Ripple Song" by Rudyard Kipling Author object (589)
One called from Salonika and his call
Rang to his brother;
Forded wide rivers, climbed the mountain wall,
Seeking the other.
"The Brothers (For Arnold and Donald Fletcher)" by Katharine Tynan Author object (417)
Who reaches me a stream must ford
Whose poppied waters dim
Old dreams of wielding Freedom's sword
And chanting Freedom's hymn:
"Prosperity" by Bernard O Dowd Author object (77)
And soon there rose a mighty noise;
Above the wind it roared;
And. bursting through the screen of rain,
We came to Kelvin's Ford.
"Arnold Rode Behind" by Roderic Quinn
Thereof hunger, as for meats the knife,
Pricked his ribs, in one sharp spur to reach
Home and his young wife,
Nigh the sea-ford beach.
"King Harald's Trance" by George Meredith Author object (1834)
O mony a horse ran masterless,
The splintered lances flew on hie;
But or they wan to the Kershope ford,
The Scots had gotten the victory.
"Jamie Telfer" by Andrew Lang Author object (36)