ford
noun
[ fɔːd ]
• a shallow place in a river or stream allowing one to walk or drive across.
ford
verb
• (of a person or vehicle) cross (a river or stream) at a shallow place.
Similar:
cross,
traverse,
wade across,
walk across,
drive across,
travel across,
make it across,
make one's way across,
Origin:
Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voorde, also to fare.