fords

plural of ford
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
  • The Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration have been flagging devices like portable power banks, laptops and cell phones for a while, urging travelers to carry them on board instead of checking them with their bags.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In 1943, when the Mississippi tore away from its banks and charted a fierce and muddy course across America’s central farmlands, Gerard’s grandfather, Harold Gerard, had already fled the waters once.
    Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Also of note is the Landsford Canal State Park in May or June, when the riverside is covered in rocky shoals spider lilies.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The aquatic plant once lined the shallows off the bay’s shoreline from Sausalito’s Spinnaker restaurant north to the Strawberry Peninsula point — the second largest bed in San Francisco Bay.
    Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Kayak through tranquil mangrove forests, where herons and egrets wade in the shallows.
    UnCruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Fords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fords. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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