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Definition of Fording
1. Noun. The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse.
Generic synonyms: Crossing
Specialized synonyms: Shallow Fording, Deep Fording
Derivative terms: Ford, Ford
Definition of Fording
1. Verb. (present participle of ford) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fording
1. ford [v] - See also: ford
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fording
Literary usage of Fording
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"Here we came to a halt, and there was much consultation about the possibility of
fording the river with safety, as there was an apprehension of quicksands. ..."
2. Camp-fires in the Canadian Rockies by William Temple Hornaday (1906)
"CHAPTER III A GOLDEN DAY ON fording RIVER A Bath in the Sulphur Spring—A Ride to
fording River—Cut-Throat Trout galore—Josephine Falls—Evening over the Elk ..."
3. Life on the Plains of the Pacific. Oregon: Its History, Condition and by Gustavus Hines (1852)
"... Dangers we had escaped — Perilous adventures of the mountaineers — Tour
continued — Mountainous country — fording Elk river — Giant tree — Aromatic tree ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1899)
"On August 11, from the summit of a peak (8650 feet) which I have named Survey
peak, I fording THE SASKATCHEWAN. started the plane-table survey, ..."
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