What is Ford?

  • (noun): A shallow area in a stream that can be forded.
    Synonyms: crossing
    See also — Additional definitions below

Some articles on ford:

Jaguar X-Type - Sales and Reception
... Ford's decision to use a modified version of the Ford Mondeo platform (shared with the Land Rover Freelander Compact SUV which is also produced at Halewood) for the ... In reality, the X-Type used only 20% of Ford Mondeo's components, while a variety of Ford platforms, engines and components were being used by all models of the Ford Motor Company's luxury brands in that period ...
Eaton Ford - History
... In Anglo-Saxon times Eaton Ford was known as Sudbury but became known as Eaton Ford as it was next to the village of Eatun (now Eaton Socon) and was sited at the ford across the River Great Ouse ... In recent decades Eaton Ford expanded quickly, but generally beginning later than other parts of St Neots which were included in the London overspill programme ... As Eaton Ford grew, it absorbed the ancient hamlets of Crosshall Ford and Maltmans Green ...
Ford Contour
... The Ford Contour, and its sister, the Mercury Mystique, were compact cars that were derived from the first-generation, globally marketed Ford Mondeo ... The Contour and Mystique replaced the Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz in the U.S ... and were based on Ford's CDW27 platform ...
Juha Kankkunen - Career - 1997-98: Ford
... team too late to challenge for the title himself, Kankkunen's role was to support Ford and his teammate Carlos Sainz in their title fights ... Kankkunen stayed with Ford for the 1998 season with Belgian driver Bruno Thiry as his new teammate, after Sainz had opted to re-join Toyota ... Ford was already moving resources into developing the new Ford Focus WRC and the team's last year with the Escort WRC was winless ...
Ford, Wisconsin - Demographics
... There were 96 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older ...

More definitions of "Ford":

  • (noun): Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987).
    Synonyms: Henry Ford II
  • (verb): Cross a river where it's shallow.
  • (noun): The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse.
    Synonyms: fording
  • (noun): United States film maker (1896-1973).
    Synonyms: John Ford
  • (noun): United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947).
    Synonyms: Henry Ford

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    He’s the master of the nightmare. He’s the Gustave DorĂ© of the world of Henry Ford and Co., Inc.
    Henry Miller (1891–1980)

    I have always believed helping your fellow man is profitable in every sense, personally and bottom line.
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    History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.
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