Ford’s etymology refers us to the Latin language: vadus. The term is used to designate the location of a water course that, thanks to its shallow depth and stable bottom, allows passage.
For example: “We have been walking for more than two hours and we still haven’t found a ford: I don’t know how we are going to cross the stream”, “The route passes through a shallow ford, which can be crossed without problems”, “The truck got stuck in a ford”. The fords can be of natural origin or developed by man to allow transfers. There are fords in streams and rivers that can be crossed on foot, on horseback or by vehicle (car, truck, van, motorcycle, etc.).
The concept, however, also has other meanings. The works carried out on public roads are called to allow vehicles access to a garage or other space: “I am waiting for the municipality to give me permission to cross the street to start using the garage”, “Sir, Parking near this ford is prohibited when vehicles enter and leave here. Specifically, once the person in question has the necessary authorization to undertake the construction of the ford, he will have to perform another function. He must indicate by means of the corresponding mark or label that it is a ford for which the City Council is being paid and that, therefore, it is absolutely prohibited to park the vehicle there. Thus, for example, if someone, for whatever reason, decides to park his car in the city, which he pays himself, he can contact the authorities directly so that they represent him in the place and proceed to take him there. . place.the crane. The sector of the sea where boats can anchor is also called a ford: “We will look for a ford to spend the night and then we will continue the trip”, “As soon as I find a ford I will anchor the boat. Likewise, we cannot forget that there are different populations around the world that also use the term ford in their names. Specifically, among the most significant are the following:
– I go. It is a Spanish town located in the province of Palencia and belongs to the municipality of Dehesa de Montejo. It has about 30 inhabitants, approximately according to the latest data collected, and offers the visitor several attractions. Specifically, among them are the Gothic church of San Sebastián, its small spring, the anthropomorphic tombs found and the cave hermitage of San Vicente.
-Los Vados, which is a town belonging to the municipality of Arenas (Málaga).
-Vado Real, Colombian population belonging to the municipality of Suaita. Its economy is fundamentally based on livestock and the cultivation of sugar cane and coffee.
According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), ford is also the future that allows the development of something: “I promise that I will give up on this subject as soon as possible.
