Definition of fordnext
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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Noun
  • Another Jefferson County circuit judge, Jessica Green, last year drew local and national criticism after granting shock probation to a 32-year-old man accused of abducting a mother and two children and stabbing the mother during a bank robbery.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Even with large battery banks, diesel-electric submarines eventually need to recharge.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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  • Waters off the point are treacherous, including colliding currents, shoals and sandbars.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The park service first documented zebra mussels during a training dive at the SS Sevona shipwreck off the Sand Island shoal in 2015.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Ford.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ford. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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