as in banks
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
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The resulting jam forced the river out of its banks and into local neighborhoods.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Last year, the banks and financial companies that partner with SentiLink received about 87,000 HELOC applications from people 55 years or older, the report said.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Waters off the point are treacherous, including colliding currents, shoals and sandbars.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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The debris appears as a large cloud of dirty water seen beyond the shoals off Montego Bay.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Silvery costumes abandoned in the shallows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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During the day, the mineral-rich, soft limestone freshwater ranges from a minty blue in the shallows to viridian at its deepest lakebed.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Fords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fords. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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