fordable

English

Etymology

From ford +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/

Adjective

fordable (comparative more fordable, superlative most fordable)

  1. (of a body of water) Able to be forded.
    • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
      There, if you are in luck, you will find the tide out and the place fordable dryshod for a man on a horse.
    • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 66:
      However, there were a number of fordable spots in the vicinity.

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