ford meaning and definition

FORD noun

Definition of Ford (noun)

1. United States film maker (1896-1973)
   • synonyms: John Ford
2. grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
   • synonyms: Henry Ford II
3. son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
   • synonyms: Edsel Bryant Ford
4. English writer and editor (1873-1939)
   • synonyms: Ford Hermann Hueffer, Ford Madox Ford
5. 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
   • synonyms: Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford
6. United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
   • synonyms: Henry Ford
7. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
   • synonyms: crossing
8. the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
   • synonyms: fording

FORD verb

Definition of ford (verb)

1. cross a river where it's shallow