Meaning of Ford | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a ford.
   countable, uncountable
2. A make of car, named for Henry Ford, or a car (or other vehicle) of this make.
3. 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.
4. A placename:
   countable, uncountable
5. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
   countable, uncountable
6. A number of places in England:
   countable, uncountable
7. A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7709).
   countable, uncountable
8. A stream; a current.
9. A hamlet in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4080).
   countable, uncountable
10. A suburb of Plymouth, Devon (OS grid ref SX4656).
    countable, uncountable
11. A hamlet in Holbeton parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6150).
    countable, uncountable
12. A hamlet in Temple Guiting parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0829).
    countable, uncountable
13. A hamlet in Ford and Stoke Prior parish, south of Leominster, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5155)
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14. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3398).
    countable, uncountable
15. A small village and civil parish in northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9437).
    countable, uncountable
16. A village and civil parish west of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4113).
    countable, uncountable
17. A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0003).
    countable, uncountable
18. A small village in North Wraxall parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8375).
    countable, uncountable
19. A village in Laverstock parish, near Salisbury, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1533).
    countable, uncountable
20. A small village at the south-west end of Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN8603).
    countable, uncountable
21. A hamlet in Wolfscastle community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9526).
    countable, uncountable
22. A number of places in the USA:
    countable, uncountable
23. An extinct town in Bartow County, Georgia.
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24. A small city in Ford County, Kansas.
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25. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Kentucky.
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26. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
27. An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.
    countable, uncountable
28. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He swam the Esk river where ford there was none.”

“With water of the ford / Or of the clouds.”

“Permit my ghost to pass the Stygian ford.”

“We spoke to Ford and other hairstylists over 40 about what to expect from these changes and how to treat them. Read on for the experts’ tips for helping your hair age gracefully.”

“They have a Ford car now, and she don't seem so far away from me as she used to.”

“There were several of us and we had a little caravan — the Lanchester, a Packard, and a Ford or two.”

“It is easy to see why the modern car manufacturer does not enjoy the eminence of a Ford or an Olds.”

“It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me”

“Why don't you go round the country with a Ford van, preaching on market days?”

“Unless, of course, he limped away, not sauntered off, maybe dragged himself to a hospital, maybe got out okay, maybe died, far from anything to tie him to a Ford extra cab, far from any ties to hometown news.”

“And they can also live in a bigger house and drive something a little fancier than a Chevy or a Ford.”

“But if he had a Ford automobile, he could simply telephone the garage, and-- ... We didn't need a Ford motorcar.”

“Elmore Leonard is as dependable as a Ford used to be and as knowing as a New York fashion designer.”

“When she spotted her stepfather coming towards her she had pulled over and Wodehouse crossed over to greet her, noticing too late that she was being followed by a Ford, which swerved to avoid the Buick.”

“A Ford dealer in Saudi Arabia repeatedly warned the automaker the same year that Firestone tires were failing on Explorers. ... A Ford memo in March 1999 said that Firestone's legal staff did not want to replace tires in Saudi Arabia for fear that doing so would require Firestone to notify NHTSA, and added that a Ford lawyer had worries "similar to the Firestone concerns."”

“He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche.”

“I remembered too late that Honey should probably drive a cute little Mini or a Ford Fiesta or some such. Damn.”

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