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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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“Ford.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ford. Accessed 6 Aug. 2020.

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