Ford

n. male first name; family name; Gerald Rudolph Ford (1913-2006), 38th president of the United States (1974-1977) who succeeded President Richard Nixon when Nixon was forced to resign; Henry Ford (1863-1947) USA automobile manufacturer, pioneer in the assembly line technique of mass production, founder of Ford Motor Co.; brand of American automobile

v. cross a river

n. shallow place where a river can be crossed

“Ford” redirects here. For the 38th President of the United States see Gerald Ford. For other uses, see Ford (disambiguation). Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the world's third largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales.In 2006, Ford was the second-ranked automaker in the US with a 17.5% market share, behind General Motors (24.6%) but ahead of Toyota (15.4%) and DaimlerChrysler (14.4%). Ford was also the seventh-ranked American-based company in the 2007 Fortune 500 list, based on global revenues of $160.1 billion . In 2006, Ford produced about 6.6 million automobiles, and employed about 280,000 employees at about 100 plants and facilities worldwide. In 2007, Ford had more quality awards from J.D Power than any other automaker.
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Noun
1. United States film maker (1896-1973)
(synonym) John Ford
(hypernym) film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker
2. grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
(synonym) Henry Ford II
(hypernym) industrialist
3. son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
(synonym) Edsel Bryant Ford
(hypernym) industrialist
4. English writer and editor (1873-1939)
(synonym) Ford Madox Ford, Ford Hermann Hueffer
(hypernym) writer, author
5. 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
(synonym) Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford
(hypernym) President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive
6. United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
(synonym) Henry Ford
(hypernym) industrialist

Noun
1. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
(synonym) crossing
(hypernym) body of water, water
(part-holonym) stream, watercourse
2. the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
(synonym) fording
(hypernym) crossing
(hyponym) shallow fording
Verb
1. cross a river where it's shallow
(hypernym) traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
(derivation) crossing

n. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, (born 1913); Henry Ford, (1863-1947), American auto manufacturer; brand of American automobile; male first name; family name

The shallow part of a river which can be easily crossed. (DOI4)