Fording — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

cross a river where it's shallow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːdɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːdɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹdɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ford

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
verb	cross a river where it's shallow

Word Forms

ford	verb	cross a river where it's shallow
ford	noun	a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
fording	noun	the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Furt

die Überquerung eines Baches oder Flusses durch Waten, in einem Auto oder auf einem Pferd

🇫🇷French

passage à gué

le fait de traverser un ruisseau ou une rivière à gué, en voiture ou à cheval

🇪🇸Spanish

vadeando

el acto de cruzar un arroyo o río vadeando o en un automóvil o a caballo

🇮🇹Italian

guado

l'atto di attraversare un ruscello o un fiume guadando o in macchina o a cavallo

🇳🇱Dutch

doorwaden

de handeling waarbij een beek of rivier wordt overgestoken door te waden, in een auto of op een paard

🇵🇹Portuguese

vadeando

o ato de cruzar um riacho ou rio a pé ou de carro ou a cavalo

🇷🇺Russian

переход вброд

пересечение ручья или реки вброд, на машине или на лошади

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़ोरडिंग

किसी जलधारा या नदी को चलकर, कार में या घोड़े पर बैठकर पार करने की क्रिया

🇮🇳Tamil

போர்டிங்

நீரோடை அல்லது ஆற்றைக் கடப்பதன் மூலம் அல்லது காரில் அல்லது குதிரையில் கடக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫోర్డింగ్

నడవడం ద్వారా లేదా కారులో లేదా గుర్రంపై ప్రవాహాన్ని లేదా నదిని దాటే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

फोर्डिंग

वेडिंग करून किंवा कारमध्ये किंवा घोड्यावर ओढा किंवा नदी ओलांडण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોર્ડિંગ

વેડિંગ દ્વારા અથવા કારમાં અથવા ઘોડા પર નદી અથવા નદીને પાર કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೋರ್ಡಿಂಗ್

ಅಲೆದಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕುದುರೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೊಳೆ ಅಥವಾ ನದಿಯನ್ನು ದಾಟುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോർഡിംഗ്

നീന്തുകയോ കാറിലോ കുതിരപ്പുറത്തോ ഒരു അരുവിയോ നദിയോ കടക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਰਡਿੰਗ

ਵੈਡਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰ ਵਿਚ ਜਾਂ ਘੋੜੇ 'ਤੇ ਇਕ ਧਾਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਦੀ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

فورڈنگ

ویڈنگ یا کار میں یا گھوڑے پر کسی ندی یا ندی کو عبور کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弗丁

涉水、乘车或骑马穿越溪流或河流的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

渡河

歩いたり、車や馬に乗って小川や川を渡る行為

🇰🇷Korean

단조

물이나 강을 건너거나 차나 말을 타고 건너는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lội nước

hành động băng qua suối hoặc sông bằng cách lội nước hoặc trên ô tô hoặc trên ngựa

🇹🇭Thai

การลุย

การข้ามลำธารหรือแม่น้ำโดยการลุยน้ำหรือในรถยนต์หรือบนหลังม้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengarungi

tindakan menyeberangi sungai atau sungai dengan mengarungi atau di dalam mobil atau menunggang kuda

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtawid

ang pagkilos ng pagtawid sa isang batis o ilog sa pamamagitan ng pagtawid o sa isang kotse o sa isang kabayo

🇲🇾Malay

melintasi

perbuatan menyeberangi sungai atau sungai dengan mengharungi atau menaiki kereta atau menaiki kuda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تزوير

فعل عبور جدول أو نهر بالخوض أو في السيارة أو على الحصان

🇮🇷Persian

فودینگ

عمل عبور از یک نهر یا رودخانه با پیاده روی یا در ماشین یا اسب

🇹🇷Turkish

geçit

bir dereyi veya nehri yürüyerek veya arabada veya at üzerinde geçme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְלִיחָה

פעולת חציית נחל או נהר בשכשוך או במכונית או על סוס

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The primary meaning of 'fording' is 'the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse'.

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Using 'fording' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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