ford


Definition: Meaning of, ford in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɔːd /

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ford fords
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  1. a place where a river is not deep, so that you can walk or drive across it
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Ford


Definition: Meaning of, Ford in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɔːd /

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  1. trademark one of the world's largest car companies, which is based in the US and has factories in many countries
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  2. a car made by this company
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Ford used in phrases

  • Betty Ford Clinic, the
    1. an hospital in the US where rich and famous people go for treatment to help them stop drinking too much alcohol or taking illegal drugs
  • Edsel Bryant Ford (noun)
    1. 1893-1943 son of Henry Ford
  • Ford Hermann Hueffer (noun)
    1. 1873-1939 english writer and editor
  • Ford Madox Ford (noun)
    1. 1873-1939 english writer and editor
  • Ford, Ford Maddox
    1. (1873-1939) a British writer of many poems, articles, and novels, including The Good Soldier and Parade's End, which relate his experiences as an army officer in France in World War I
  • Ford, Gerald
    1. (1913-) a US politician in the REPUBLICAN PARTY who became President of the US in 1974 after Richard NIXON was forced to RESIGN (= leave his job) because of WATERGATE .
  • Ford, Harrison
    1. (1942- ) a US actor who is famous for appearing in films about exciting adventures, such as STAR WARS (1977), and for appearing as the character Indiana JONES in a series of films such as Indiana JONES and the Temple of Doom
  • Ford, Henry
    1. (1863-1947) a US businessman and engineer, who started making cars in 1896 and established the Ford Motor Company. He developed the idea of the ASSEMBLY LINE (= system in which each worker is responsible for one small part of the process of making something), and this made it possible to produce cars in large numbers.
  • Ford, John
    1. (1895-1973) a US film DIRECTOR famous for his WESTERN s (= films about the American west in the 19th century) . His films include Stagecoach (1939), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and The Searchers (1956).
  • Francis Ford Coppola (noun)
    1. born in 1939 united States filmmaker
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