FORD Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

ford

noun

ˈfȯrd

Definition of ford

as in bank

a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is shallow didn't attempt getting the horses across the stream until we had reached the ford

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My first inklings of this came in random encounters with Chinese people, in bank lines, on trains, or on the sidelines of public events.

— Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Kyiv is split in half by the Dnipro River, with the right bank home to the majority of the city’s business centers, offices and government institutions.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

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In one of the latest incidents, the Philippine military in July accused China's coast guard of injuring a Filipino sailor at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Stretching across more than 139,000 hectares, Hanifaru Bay is home to coral reefs with colorful shoals of fish, turtles, manta rays, and whale sharks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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