henry ford








noun

  1. Elizabeth BloomerBetty, 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
  2. Ford Mad·ox [maduh ks] /ˈmæd əks/, Ford Madox Hueffer, 1873–1939, English novelist, poet, critic, and editor.
  3. Gerald R(udolph, Jr.)Leslie Lynch King, Jr., 1913–2006, U.S. political leader: congressman 1948–73; vice president 1973–74; 38th president of the U.S. 1974–77.
  4. Guy Stanton,1873–1963, U.S. historian, educator, and editor.
  5. Henry,1863–1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer.
  6. John,1586?–c1640, English playwright.
  7. JohnSean O’Feeney, 1895–1973, U.S. film director.
  8. a male given name.

noun

  1. a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etc

verb

  1. (tr) to cross (a river, brook, etc) over a shallow area

noun

  1. Ford Maddox (ˈmædəks) original name Ford Madox Hueffer . 1873–1939, English novelist, editor, and critic; works include The Good Soldier (1915) and the war tetralogy Parade’s End (1924–28).
  2. Gerald R (udolph). 1913–2006, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974–77)
  3. Harrison . born 1942, US film actor. His films include Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, Bladerunner (1982), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and What Lies Beneath (2000)
  4. Henry . 1863–1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production
  5. John . 1586–?1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (1633)
  6. John, real name Sean O’Feeney . 1895–1973, US film director, esp of Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
n.

Old English ford “shallow place where water can be crossed,” from Proto-Germanic *furdhus (cf. Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt, German Furt “ford”), from PIE *prtu- “a going, a passage” (cf. Latin portus “harbor,” originally “entrance, passage;” Old Welsh rit, Welsh rhyd “ford;” Old English faran “to go;” see port (n.1)). The line of automobiles is named for U.S. manufacturer Henry Ford (1863-1947).

v.

1610s, from ford (n.). Related: Forded; fording.

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