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FordNoun1. United States film maker (1896-1973). 2. Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987). 3. Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943). 4. English writer and editor (1873-1939). 5. 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913- ). 6. American manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947). 7. A shallow area in a stream that can be forded. 8. The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse. Verb1. Cross a river where it's shallow. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Ford" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a ford". |
Date "Ford" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Bible | Ford Mention is frequently made of the fords of the Jordan (Josh. 2:7; Judg. 3:28; 12:5, 6), which must have been very numerous; about fifty perhaps. The most notable was that of Bethabara. Mention is also made of the ford of the Jabbok (Gen. 32:22), and of the fords of Arnon (Isa. 16:2) and of the Euphrates (Jer. 51:32). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Building & Civil Engineering | A stone, concrete, corduroyed, or other firm surface taking a road through a stream. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | A shallow part of a stream that may be crossed by wading or by a vehicle. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Ford Mr. and Mrs. Ford are characters in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Mrs. Ford pretends to accept Sir John Falstaff's protestations of love, in order to punish him by her devices. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Transportation | A shallow section of a river that allows motor vehicles or pedestrians to cross without the aid of a bridge or ferry. (references) |
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A ford is a section of water (most commonly a section of a river) that is sufficiently shallow as to be traversable by wading. A ford is therefore a cheaper alternative to a bridge when building a road across a waterway.Most modern fords are sufficiently shallow as to allow an automobile to pass through.
For other meanings of ford see Ford (disambiguation)
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A ford is a river crossing.Ford is a shortened name for the Ford Motor Company.
People named Ford:
Towns in the United States named Ford:
- Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford
- Ford Madox Ford, writer
- Gerald Ford, former President of the United States
- Harrison Ford, actor
- Several people named Henry Ford
- Several people named John Ford
- Lester R. Ford Sr & Lester R. Ford Jr, mathematicians
- Lita Ford, singer
- Richard Ford, writer
- Robben Ford, guitarist
- Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer
- Tom Ford, fashion designer
- Ford Prefect, field-researcher for the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy
See also: Ford Foundation, Francis Ford Coppola
- Ford, Kansas
- Ford, Wisconsin
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Automobile maker Ford Motor Company (sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo) was founded by Henry Ford in Highland Park, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903.
Ford radically reformed the methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars, and large-scale management of an industrial workforce. Ford implemented the ideas of Eli Whitney, who developed the first assembly line using interchangeable parts, which made it possible to put the cars together at a much lower cost and with greater reliability and repeatability.
The current home of Ford Motor Company is in Dearborn, Michigan.
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History
Ford was launched from a converted wagon factory, with $28,000 cash from 12 investors. During its early years, the company produced just a few cars a day at the Ford factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. Groups of two or three men worked on each car from components made to order by other companies.In 1908, the Ford company released the Ford Model T. The company was forced to move to a larger factory to keep up with the demand for the Model T, and by 1913 had developed all of the basic techniques of the assembly line and mass production. Ford introduced the world's first moving assembly line on December 1 that year, which reduced chassis assembly time from 12 1/2 hours in October to 2 hours, 40 minutes. However these innovations were not popular, and in order stop the staff deserting the monotonous jobs, on January 5, 1914, Ford took the radical step of doubling pay to $5 a day, and cut shifts from 9 hours to 8 - moves that were not popular with rival companies.
By the end of 1913 Ford was producing 50% of all cars in the America, and by 1918 half of all cars in the country were Model Ts. Referring to the Model T, Henry Ford is reported to have said that "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." This was because black paint was quickest to dry; earlier models had been available in a variety of colors.
On January 1, 1919, Edsel Ford succeeded his father as head of the company, although Henry Ford still kept a hand in management. The Ford company lost market share during the 1920s due to the rise of consumer credit. The company's goal was to produce an inexpensive automobile that any worker could afford. To keep prices low, Ford (at the behest of its owner, Henry Ford) offered few features. General Motors and other competitors began offering automobiles in more colors, with more features and luxuries. They also extended credit so consumers could buy these more expensive automobiles. Ford resisted following suit, insisting that such credit would hurt the consumer and the economy. Due to market constraints, however, the company finally gave in and followed its competitors' lead when on December 2, 1927 Ford unveiled the redesigned Ford Model A and retired the Model T.
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The Great Depression
Ford maintained production for nearly two years after the start of the Great Depression, however the slump in sales lead to Ford closing the Model A assembly line on August 1, 1931, with the loss of 60,000 jobs. The following year, 5 Ford workers were killed as unemployed workers marched to demand jobs. Henry Ford fortified his home and the factory. Only eight of 35 US plants were in production in 1933, and it was 1939 before sales returned to their 1929 levels.
World War II
Ford's plants in Germany and Vichy France, Fordwerke, produced many of the cars and trucks used by the Nazis in World War II. The Ford Motor Company has denied allegations that they profited by the use of forced labor to produce tanks for the Nazis during the war, saying that Ford had lost control of the German division by that point in the war and was not responsible for its activities. (See: Strategic bombing survey (Europe))
Post War Developments
Ford became a publicly-traded corporation in 1955; however, the Ford family still maintains a controlling interest in the company.
Marques
The Ford company also manufactures automobiles under the Lincoln and Mercury marques. Its attempt in the late 1950s to introduce a new marque, the Edsel, was a major failure.Ford has major manufacturing operations in the Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and several other countries, including South Africa, where following divestment during apartheid, it once again has a wholly-owned subsidiary. It also has a joint venture with Mahindra in India.
Ford also has a cooperative agreement with GAZ. In recent years Ford has acquired Aston Martin, Jaguar, Volvo and Land Rover, as well as a large share of Mazda. It has spun off its parts division under the name Visteon.
Models worldwide
Initially, Ford models sold outside the US were essentially versions of those sold on the home market, but later on there were vast differences between those sold in the US and those sold in Europe. The divergence in product tastes is such that European models like the Ford Mondeo have faired poorly in the US, while US models such as the Ford Taurus have faired poorly in Japan and Australia, even produced in right hand drive. The small European model Ka, a hit in its home market, did not catch on in Japan, as it was not available as an automatic. The Mondeo was dropped in Australia, because the segment of the market in which it competes had been in steady decline, with buyers preferring the larger local model, the Falcon.
Europe
Initially, Ford in Germany and the United Kingdom built different models from one another until the late 1960s, with the Ford Escort being common to both companies. Later on, the Ford Taunus and Ford Cortina became identical, produced in left hand drive and right hand drive respectively. Rationalisation of model ranges meant that production many models in the UK switched elsewhere in Europe, including Belgium and Spain as well as Germany. The Ford Sierra replaced the Taunus and Cortina in 1982, drawing criticisms for its radical areodynamic styling. Many British critics said that the car looked like a jellymould.
Increasingly, Ford Motor Corporation has looked to Ford of Europe for its 'world cars', such as the Mondeo, Focus, and Fiesta, although sales of European-sourced Fords in the US have been disappointing, and in Asia, importing models from Europe are not as competitively priced as Japanese-built rivals, or perceived as reliable.
In 2001, Ford ended car production in the UK, although it owns the Jaguar, and Land Rover car plants.
Asia Pacific
1973 Australian Ford XB Falcon GT 351In Australia and New Zealand, the Ford Falcon is the most popular family car, being considerably larger than the Mondeo sold in Europe. Originally the Falcon was based on a US Ford of that name, but is now vastly different, still being rear wheel drive, like its General Motors rival, the Holden Commodore.
Ford's presence in Asia has traditionally been much smaller, but with the acquisition of a stake in Japanese manufacturer Mazda, in 1979, Ford began selling Mazda's Familia and Capella (also known as the 323 and 626) as the Ford Laser and Telstar. The Laser was one of the most successful models sold by Ford in Australia, and, ironically, outsold the Mazda 323. The Laser was also built in Mexico and sold in the US as the Mercury Tracer, while the 1989 US Ford Escort was, a Laser. The smaller Mazda 121 was also sold in the US and Asia as a Ford Festiva.
Through its relationship with Mazda, Ford also acquired a stake in South Korean manufacturer Kia, which later built the Ford Aspire for export to the US, but later sold the company to Hyundai. Ironically, Hyundai also manufactured the Ford Cortina until the 1980s. Ford also has a joint venture with Lio Ho in Taiwan, which assembles Ford models locally since the 1970s.
South America
In South America, Ford has had to face protectionist government measures in each country, with the result that it built different models in different countries, with no rationalisation or economies of scale. In some cases, it based its models on those of other manufacturers whose plants it had taken over. For example, the Corcel and Del Rey in Brazil, were originally based on Renaults. In the 1980s, Ford merged its operations in Brazil and Argentina with those Volkswagen to form a company called Autolatina, with which it shared models.
Autolatina was dissolved in the 1990s, and with the advent of Mercosur, the regional common market, Ford was able to rationalise its product line-ups in those countries. Consequently, the Ford Fiesta is only built in Brazil, and the Ford Focus only built in Argentina, with each plant exporting in large volumes to the neighbouring country. Models like the Ford Mondeo from Europe could now be imported completely built up. Ford in Brazil produces a pick-up version of the Fiesta, which is also produced in South Africa, in right hand drive as the Ford Bantam.
Africa and Middle East
In Africa and the Middle East, Ford's market presence has traditionally been strongest in South Africa and neighbouring countries, with only trucks being sold elsewhere on the continent. Ford in South Africa traditionally sourced its models from the UK and Australia, with local versions of the Ford Cortina including the XR6, with a 3.0 V6 engine, and a Cortina 'bakkie' or pick-up, which was exported to the UK. In the mid-1980s Ford merged with a rival company, owned by Anglo American, to form the South African Motor Corporation (Samcor).
Following international condemnation of apartheid, Ford divested from South Africa in 1988, and sold its stake in Samcor, although it licensed the use of its brand name to the company. It began to assemble Mazdas as well, which affected its product line-up, which saw the European Fords like the Escort and Sierra replaced by the Mazda-based Laser and Telstar. It bought a 45 per cent stake in Samcor following the demise of apartheid in 1994, and this later became, once again, a wholly owned subsidiary, the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa. Ford now sells a local sedan version of the Fiesta (also built in India and Mexico, the European Focus, Mondeo and the Australian Falcon.
Ford's market presence in the Middle East has traditionally been even smaller, partly due to the Arab boycott of companies dealing with Israel, although US Fords are now sold in Saudi Arabia.
Notable Employees, Past and Present
- Malcolm X (assembly line worker)
Also See
- See the list of Ford vehicles here.
External links
- Ford Motor Company Web Site
- The Ford Motor Company and the Third Reich
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Ford is a city located in Ford County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 314.Geography
Ford is located at 37°38'10" North, 99°45'11" West (37.635977, -99.753013)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 314 people, 111 households, and 87 families residing in the city. The population density is 288.7/km² (748.3/mi²). There are 121 housing units at an average density of 111.2/km² (288.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.90% White, 0.00% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.50% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. 10.51% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 111 households out of which 36.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% are married couples living together, 4.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% are non-families. 20.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.83 and the average family size is 3.26. In the city the population is spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 113.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 112.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $34,545, and the median income for a family is $36,346. Males have a median income of $27,917 versus $11,944 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,037. 9.7% of the population and 8.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.8% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ford, Kansas."
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Ford is a town located in Taylor County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 276.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 90.8 km² (35.1 mi²). 84.8 km² (32.8 mi²) of it is land and 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.59% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 276 people, 96 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density is 3.3/km² (8.4/mi²). There are 103 housing units at an average density of 1.2/km² (3.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.64% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.36% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 96 households out of which 39.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% are married couples living together, 13.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% are non-families. 12.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.88 and the average family size is 3.09. In the town the population is spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 110.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $37,813, and the median income for a family is $38,750. Males have a median income of $26,042 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,624. 19.5% of the population and 14.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.1% are under the age of 18 and 30.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ford, Wisconsin."
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Gerald Ford Order: 38th President Term of Office: August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977 Predecessor: Richard Nixon Successor: Jimmy Carter Date of Birth: Monday, July 14, 1913 Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska First Lady: Elizabeth Warren ("Betty") Profession: lawyer Political Party: Republican Vice President: Nelson A. Rockefeller Nicknames: Jerry Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born July 14, 1913) (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., renamed after adoption) was the fortieth (1973-1974) Vice President and the thirty-eighth (1974-1977) President of the United States. He remains the only President to serve without being elected to either the presidency or vice presidency.
Rise to the Presidency
Ford was a member of the House of Representatives for 24 years from 1949 - 1973, and became Minority Leader of the House. When Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned during Richard Nixon's presidency, Nixon appointed Ford to take his place. The United States Senate voted 92 to 3 to confirm Ford on November 27, 1973 and on December 6, the House confirmed him 387 to 35.
When Nixon then resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Ford assumed the presidency, proclaiming that "our long national nightmare is over". One month later, Ford gave Nixon a blanket pardon for any crimes he might have committed while President - a move that many historians believe cost him election in 1976.
The economy was a great concern during the Ford administration. In response to rising inflation, Ford went before the American public on television in October, 1974 and asked them to "whip inflation now" (WIN); as part of this program, he urged people to wear "WIN" buttons. However, most people recognized this as simply a public relations gimmick without offering any effective means of solving the underlying problem. At the time inflation was around 7%, a relatively modest number in restrospect, but still enough to discourage investment and push capital overseas and into government bonds.
In the aftermath of Watergate, the Democrats scored major gains in both the House and the Senate in the 1974 elections. Ford and Congress battled over legislation, with Ford vetoing scores of Democrat-supported bills.
The economic focus began to change as the country sank into a mild recession, and in March, 1975, Ford and Congress signed into law income tax rebates to help boost the economy.
Ford also faced a foreign policy crisis with the Mayaguez Incident. In 1975, shortly after the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia, Cambodians seized an American merchant ship, the Mayaguez, in international waters. Ford dispatched Marines to rescue the crew, but the marines landed on the wrong island and met unexpectedly stiff resistance just as, unknown to the US, the Mayaguez sailors were being released. Several American soldiers were killed in the fighting.
While in Sacramento, California on September 5, 1975, a follower of incarcerated cult leader Charles Manson named Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate Ford, but was thwarted by a Secret Service agent. 17 days later another woman also tried to kill Ford (see Oliver Sipple).
It is believed that Ford's pardoning of Nixon, along with the continuing economic problems, may have cost him the election of 1976. His campaign may also have been hampered by a strong challenge that year for the nomination in his party by Ronald Reagan. He also made a major gaffe during the campaign when he insisted Eastern Europe was not occupied by the Soviets.
Vice President Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States by Chief Justice Warren Burger as Mrs. Ford looks on.During his tenure in the House of Representatives, Ford was chosen to serve on the Warren Commission, a special task force set up to investigate the causes of, and quell rumors regarding the assasination of President John F. Kennedy. The Commission eventually concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in killing the President, a conclusion sometimes disparaged by conspiracy theorists as the "Lone Nut Theory". Today Ford is the only surviving member of the Commission, and continues to stand behind its conclusions.
Ford was from Michigan and played football for the University of Michigan. Despite his athleticism, Ford had a not-entirely deserved reputation for being extremely clumsy. Television footage often showed him stumbling down the stairs, bumping his head on the doorway of Air Force One, or walking into other people. This stereotype was greatly popularized by a series of skits on Saturday Night Live featuring Chevy Chase who portrayed Ford as a man who was literally incapable of taking a single step without falling over or destroying something. Many of Ford's supporters have since denounced this stereotype as unfair, saying the President was no more clumsy than any normal person- except his blunders were just far more popularized.
In 1980, Ford was nearly nominated by the Republican party to serve as Vice President under Ronald Reagan. Reagan at the last moment changed his mind however, and chose his biggest rival for the nomination, George H. W. Bush.
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan was named after him.
Supreme Court appointments
- John Paul Stevens - 1975
Related articles
- U.S. presidential election, 1976
- Gerald R. Ford Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Preceded by:
Richard NixonPresidents of the United States Succeeded by:
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There have been several well-known individuals named John Ford:
- John Ford (dramatist) (1586 - ~1640)
- John Ford (film director) (1894-1973)
- John M. Ford, writer and game designer
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Synonyms: FordSynonyms: crossing (n), fording (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Method | Bridge, footbridge, viaduct, pontoon, steppingstone, plank, gangway; drawbridge; pass, ford, ferry, tunnel; pipe. |
Passage | Verb: pass, pass through; perforate; (hole); penetrate, permeate, thread, thrid, enfilade; go through, go across; go over, pass over; cut across; ford, cross; pass and repass, work; make one's way, thread one's way, worm one's way, force one's way; make a passage form a passage; cut one's way through; find its way, find its vent; transmit, make way, clear the course; traverse, go over the ground. |
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Crosswords: Ford |
| English words defined with "Ford": Edsel Bryant Ford ♦ Forded, Fordless ♦ Henry Alfred Kissinger, Henry Ford II, Henry Kissinger ♦ Kissinger ♦ Ryth. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Ford": all purpose vehicle ♦ Bedford, Bethabara, Beth-barah, Bully-rook ♦ Edit Checks, Electronic Data Exchange ♦ Hertford, Horse ♦ monospace vehicle, multi-purpose vehicle ♦ National Student Loan Data System ♦ people carrier. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Ford": Vadantes. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ford" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (Ford), Hungarian (Ford), Manx (spare ). |
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Screenplays | Vice president Ford will be sworn into office at that hour in this office (Forrest Gump; writing credit: Eric Roth) Maybe play a couple of Tennessee Ernie Ford records, that'd be a hoot (Good Morning, Vietnam; writing credit: Mitch Markowitz) I am what I am, and I don't think Betty Ford takes vampires (Nick Knight; writing credit: Barney Cohen; James D. Parriott) Charlie Charlie, not in a Ford Pinto (Highway to Hell; writing credit: Brian Helgeland) A Ford. (The Graduate; writing credit: Calder Willingham) | |
Lyrics | Like Harrison Ford I'm getting Frantic (One Week; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The American West of John Ford (1971) Directed by John Ford (1971) The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1962) Ford Star Jubilee (1955) | |
Song Titles | Sea Cruise (performing artist: Frankie Ford) Close My Eyes Forever (performing artist: Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne) I Wanna Be Bad (performing artist: Willa Ford) | |
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 | Attempting to ford a wash after a heavy rain Reconnaissance party of Charles Schanck. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | A bad section of road Ford 1 and 1/2 ton truck Level party of Charles Pierce. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | GOES-A undergoes checks at Aeronutronic Ford facility. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | Richard Nixon departs from the White House before Gerald Ford was sworn in as President By Oliver F. Atkins, Washington, DC, August 9, 1974. Credit: Nixon Presidential Materials Project, National Archives and Records Administration. |
 | Caption: Edison Primary Battery Division Ford Truck; West Orange, NJ; June 19, 1915; {05.100/10} (jpg). |  | Caption: Wilber B. Huston's Snapshots of His Trip to the 1929 Edison Scholarship Contest, Edison and Henry Ford, Second from Left, with Others on the Grounds of Glenmont; West Orange, NJ; August, 1929; {13.110/4} (jpg). |
 | USS Phoenix (CL-46) steams down the channel off Ford Island's "Battleship Row", past the sunken and burning USS West Virginia (BB-48), at left, and USS Arizona (BB-39), at right, 7 December 1941. Credit: NAVY. |  | Capsizing off Ford Island, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941, after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft . Photographed from USS Tangier (AV-8), which was moored astern of Utah. Note colors half-raised over fantail, boats nearby, and sheds covering Utah's after guns. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Russ Ford. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Lee Ford Tannehill. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Ford focus" by Kristóf Gatter Commentary: "I took this photo in Switzerland. The topic is pretty obvious, so I dont think I need further description." | "Old Ford Truck" by Justin T. Martin Commentary: "Old Ford Truck." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Gerald R. Ford | I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am. |
Henry Ford | Don't find fault, find a remedy. |
| You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. | |
| Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. | |
| The farther we get away from the land, the greater our insecurity. | |
| What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark. | |
| Failure is the only opportunity to begin again, more intelligently. | |
John Ford | Delay in vengeance delivers a heavier blow. |
| You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart. | |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | Ford, he said |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | 27 Ford, clean |
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Business | Vauxhall, Ford, Nissan and Toyota are also prominent exporters. (references) | |
Among third country suppliers are Magnetti Marelli (Fiat) and Valeo (Peugeot, Ford). (references) | ||
Their customers include Ford Argentina, Ford Brazil, Volkswagen Argentina, and Renault Argentina. (references) | ||
Economic History | Mexico | Ford Motor has a major plant located nearby in the city of Cuautitlan. (references) |
Belgium | Chrysler, Ford, and GM are all successful with the models they assemble in Europe. (references) | |
Belgium | Both Ford and GM are making substantial investments to increase their production capacity. (references) | |
Human Rights | Guatemala | On May 5 Sister Barbara Ann Ford was killed in Guatemala City. (references) |
Guatemala | Ford worked on mental health projects with war victims in Quiche and participated in the REHMI project. (references) | |
Political Economy | DENMARK | While no U.S. banks are directly represented in Denmark, a number of U.S. financial entities operate in Denmark through subsidiaries in other European countries, including Citicorp (through its UK subsidiary), GE Capital Equipment Finance (through Sweden), and Ford Credit Europe (through the UK). (references) |
Trade | Australia | The supply of OE (Original Equipment) automotive parts must adhere to Quality System QS9000, the system adopted in the U.S. by Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. (references) |
Poland | U.S. banks and branches include Citibank, Bank of America, American Express (which also operates full travel-related services in Warsaw), GE Capital, Ford, and General Motors. (references) | |
Brazil | In terms of asset size, Banco de Boston, Citibank, Banco Ford, JP Morgan & Chase, and Banco GM were among the top 50 institutions in the country as of March 2000. Citibank (14th) and BankBoston (15th) are placed among the country's top 20 institutions on this basis. (references) | |
Travel | Venezuela | The airport taxi line uses black Ford Explorers only. (references) |
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Bill Clinton | Oh, sure. And I think anybody that's ever been there feels that way. I think former President Bush does. Former President Carter does. Former President Ford does. I think they just do, you just feel that way. |
Rudolph Giuliani | From Mr. Ray's point of view, I think it was a very wise and appropriate exercise of prosecutorial discretion. I think, as we look back, historically, I think, all of us now commend President Ford for pardoning President Nixon and putting that behind us. |
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Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | I have received the most generous cooperation from the leaders of the Republican Party in the Congress of the United States, Senator Dirksen and Congressman Gerald Ford, the Minority Leader. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | Vice President Ford will be sworn in as President at that hour in this office. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Ford" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 89.42% of the time. "Ford" is used about 1,908 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 89.42% | 1,706 | 4,918 |
| Noun (singular) | 9.84% | 188 | 22,417 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.68% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,908 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Ford" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ford | Last name | 82,000 | 102 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Ford" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a ford". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "Ford". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ford | Male | English | A ford |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Belgium | Ford Motor Company | Denmark | Ford Motor Company A/S |
| Finland | Oyj Ford Abp | Turkey | Ford Otomotiv Sanayii A.S. |
| USA | Ford Motor Company | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Ford, KS (city, FIPS 23725) 2. Ford, WA |
Expressions using "Ford": Chadds Ford ♦ Edsel Bryant Ford ♦ ford a stream ♦ Ford City ♦ Ford Cliff ♦ Ford County ♦ ford crossing ♦ Ford cup ♦ Ford Foundation ♦ Ford Heights ♦ Ford Hermann Hueffer ♦ Ford Madox Ford ♦ Francis Ford Coppola ♦ Gerald Ford ♦ Gerald R. Ford ♦ Gerald Rudolph Ford ♦ henry ford ♦ Henry Ford II ♦ John Ford ♦ Kyles Ford ♦ president Ford ♦ Raccoon Ford ♦ Rocky Ford ♦ Seven Mile Ford ♦ Sherrills Ford ♦ Valley Ford ♦ Wiley Ford. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Ford": ford-approved, Ford-asili, ford-dominated, ford-end, ford-funded, Ford-hunt, Ford-john, Ford-kenya, ford-owned, ford-powered, ford-speak, ford-style, Ford-usa, ford-vv. | |
Ending with "Ford": Benetton-ford, Camel-benetton-ford, Hubbard-ford. | |
Containing "Ford": model-t-ford-type. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ford | 23,820 | ford bronco | 1,244 |
ford motor company | 6,542 | willa ford | 1,225 |
ford mustang | 6,264 | ford f150 | 1,222 |
ford truck | 5,111 | ford expedition | 1,121 |
harrison ford | 3,328 | ford lightning | 1,076 |
ford part | 2,882 | 2004 ford mustang | 1,072 |
patricia ford | 2,840 | ford truck part | 1,049 |
ford credit | 2,304 | ford canada | 1,003 |
ford focus | 2,302 | ford escort | 972 |
ford motor credit | 2,169 | ford probe | 944 |
ford explorer | 2,047 | ford automobile | 892 |
ford motor | 1,850 | ford taurus | 811 |
ford thunderbird | 1,640 | ford dealerships | 761 |
ford escape | 1,636 | ford engine | 743 |
ford dealer | 1,532 | henry ford museum | 706 |
ford ranger | 1,487 | ford model | 677 |
ford car | 1,410 | new ford | 615 |
2005 ford mustang | 1,397 | ford auto part | 603 |
henry ford | 1,319 | ford truck accessory | 601 |
ford tractor | 1,251 | ford f 150 | 587 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Ford"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Va, Kaloj Në Va (Wade). (various references) | |
Arabic | مكان العبور, مخاضة, عبر النهر (pass a river), خاض (slosh, splash). (various references) | |
Basque | urpasa (ford to). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Прегазвам, Преминавам През Брод, Брод. (various references) | |
Chinese | 福特, 涉過 . (various references) | |
Czech | Přebrodit (Wade), Brod. (various references) | |
Danish | vadested (dry wash, Irish bridge, watercourse, watersplash). (various references) | |
Dutch | doorwaden. (various references) | |
Esperanto | travadi. (various references) | |
Finnish | kahlauspaikka (fording place), kahlaamo. (various references) | |
French | Traverser À Gué, Passer À Gué, gué. (various references) | |
German | Furt (dry wash, Irish bridge, watercourse, watersplash). (various references) | |
Greek | Διαβαίνω Ποταμόν, Πόροσ Ποταμού, Πέρασμα, Πέραμα πόρος (dry wash, Irish bridge, watercourse, watersplash). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ־עברה, ־עבר. (various references) | |
Hungarian | gázló (shallow). (various references) | |
Indonesian | menyeberangi, mengarungi (cross, sail through, wade, wade through), arung-arungan (crossing, shipping corridor). (various references) | |
Irish | átha (of ford). (various references) | |
Italian | guado (passing, woad). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 浅瀬 (sand bar, shallows, shoal). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | フォード , あさせ (sand bar, shallows, shoal). (various references) | |
Korean | 포드 (Fords). (various references) | |
Manx | shooyl tessen er aah, goll tessen er aah, crossag (crossing, cross-road, gullet, intersection, spade handle), aah (drift), aae (arch, archway, vault). (various references) | |
Norwegian | vadested, vade over. (various references) | |
Occitan | gasar. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ordfay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | vau (wade). (various references) | |
Romanian | Vad (crossing, headway, shallow, way), Trecere Prin Apã, Trece Printr-un Vãd, Trece (bequeath, blow over, call, call on, cease, clear away, cross, die, diminish, disappear, elapse, enter, flow, get in, get under, go, go by, go on, insert, jot down, lapse, lapse away, pass, pass away, pass by, pass off, pass on, pop, reeve, register, roll, sail, sift, slip away, slip by, transmit, traverse, wear). (various references) | |
Russian | Переходить Вброд (Wade), Переправляться Вброд, Брод. (various references) | |
Scottish | faodhail, àth (a ford, a kiln, kiln for drying grain). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | preći gazom, plićak (hurst, shallow, shoal), gaz broda. (various references) | |
Spanish | vado (crossing, way out). (various references) | |
Swedish | vadställe (pass), vad (appeal, bet, calf, hey, how, seine, that, wager, what). (various references) | |
Thai | บริเวณน้ำตื้น. (various references) | |
Turkish | Sığ Yerden Yürüyerek Geçmek, Sığ Yer (shallow, shoal), Nehrin Sığ Yeri. (various references) | |
Turkmen | olum (crossing, passage), gьzer. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Переходити Вбрід (Wade), Форд, Брід (Wade). (various references) | |
Welsh | rhydio, rhyd. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | vada, vadant, vadas, vadat, vade, vadent, vades, vadet, vadis, vado, vadum. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | ford. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 32, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai pareporeuonto ta dwra kata proswpon autou autoV de ekoimhqh thn nukta ekeinhn en th parembolh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cumque mature surrexisset tulit duas uxores suas et totidem famulas cum undecim filiis et transivit vadum Iaboc |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne sobirly he was arysun, he toke his two wyues, and as feel seruauntis with elleuen sones, and he ouerpasside the foorth of Jaboth. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Ad rose vp the same nyghte ad toke his .ij. wyves and his .ij. maydens and his .xi. sonnes and went ouer the foorde Iabok. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he arose that night, and took his two wives, and his two women-servants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And in the night he got up, and taking with him his two wives and the two servant-women and his eleven children, he went over the river Jabbok. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 32, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | Ug mitindog siya niadtong gabhiona, ug gikuha niya ang iyang duruha ka asawa, ug ang iyang duruha ka mga sulogoon nga babaye, ug ang iyang napulo ug usa ka mga anak, ug mitabok sa labanganan sa Jaboc. |
| Croatian | Tako darovi krenu naprijed, dok je on ostao one noæi u taborištu. |
| Danish | Samme Nat tog han sine to Hustruer, sine to Trælkvinder og sine elleve Børn og gik over Jakobs Vadested; |
| Dutch | En hij stond op in dienzelfden nacht, en hij nam zijn twee vrouwen, en zijn twee dienstmaagden, en zijn elf kinderen, en hij toog over het veer van de Jabbok. |
| Finnish | Mutta yöllä hän nousi, otti molemmat vaimonsa ja molemmat orjattarensa ja yksitoista lastansa ja meni kahlauspaikasta Jabbokin yli. |
| French | Il se leva la même nuit, prit ses deux femmes, ses deux servantes, et ses onze enfants, et passa le gué de Jabbok. |
| German | und stand auf in der Nacht und nahm seine zwei Weiber und die zwei Mägde und seine elf Kinder und zog an die Furt des Jabbok, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada malam itu juga Yakub bangun lalu membawa kedua istrinya, kedua selirnya dan kesebelas anaknya, menyeberang Sungai Yabok. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka bangunlah ia pada malam itu juga, diambilnya akan kedua bininya dan kedua sahayanya dan kesebelas anak-anaknya, lalu menyeberanglah ia di pangkalan tambang sungai Yabok. |
| Maori | A i whakatika ia i taua po, i tango hoki i ana wahine tokorua, me ana wahine pononga tokorua, me ana tamariki tekau ma tahi, a ka whiti i te whitinga i Iapoko. |
| Norwegian | samme natt stod han op og tok sine hustruer og de to trælkvinner og sine elleve sønner og gikk over Jabboks vadested. |
| Portuguese | Naquela mesma noite levantou-se e, tomando suas duas mulheres, suas duas servas e seus onze filhos, passou o vau de Jaboque. |
| Rumanian | Tot kn noaptea aceea s`a sculat, a luat pe cele douq neveste ale lui, pe cele douq roabe, wi pe cei unsprezece copii ai lui, wi a trecut vadul Iabocului. |
| Swedish | Men under natten stod han upp och tog sina båda hustrur och sina båda tjänstekvinnor och sina elva söner och gick över Jabboks vad. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Ford": fordable, forded, fordid, fording, fordless, fordo, fordoes, fordoing, fordone, fords. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Ford": afford, oxford, telford. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Ford": affordabilities, affordability, affordable, affordably, afforded, affording, affords, oxfords, rutherfordium, rutherfordiums, telfords, unaffordable. (additional references) | |
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"Ford" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dord, Fardo, Ferdy, Ffordd, fnord, Foad, foard, fobd, fod, fodd, foed, foid, fooad, foor, Foord, forad, forb, forc, forde, fordy, fored, forf, forg, fori, Forn, forq, forr, forw, forx, Forz, foud, fourd, frd, froad, frod, Frode, frood, Froud, Frowd, funrd, furid, fworr, fyord, jord, kord, mord, Ofd, oord, Uforb, vord. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Ford" (pronounced fô"rd) |
| 4 | f ô" r d | afford. |
| 3 | -ô" r d | accord, abhorred, aboard, adored, award, board, bored, chord, cord, deplored, Lord, explored, fjord, floored, gored, gourd, hoard, horde, ignored, implored, oared, outscored, pored, poured, prerecord, reboard, record, restored, reward, roared, scored, shored, soared, stored, sword, toward, underscored, unexplored, untoward, ward. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-f-o-r" | |
-1 letter: dor, for, fro, rod. | |
-2 letters: do, od, of, or. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-f-o-r" | |
+1 letter: fiord, fjord, fordo, fords, frond. | |
+2 letters: afford, deform, doffer, fedora, fiords, fjords, florid, fodder, folder, fonder, forbad, forbid, forced, forded, fordid, foredo, forged, forked, formed, fronds, oxford, refold, rolfed, roofed. | |
+3 letters: affords, cornfed, deforce, deforms, defrock, defrost, deiform, doffers, favored, fedoras, feodary, fibroid, firedog, flooder, floored, floured, fluorid, fodders, folders, fondler, foraged, forayed, forbade, forbids, forbode, fording, fordoes, fordone, foredid, forfend, forward, foulard, founder, foundry, freedom, frocked, frogged, fronded, fronted, frosted, frothed, froward, frowned, odorful, offered, overfed, oxfords, proofed, reflood, refolds, refound, serfdom, telford, trifold. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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