ford
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It is thought the 43-year-old former wing's car was swept away while he tried to drive across a Northumbrian ford during Storm Darragh last month.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
A water level indicator at the ford showed the river was still around one foot deep, but it would have been much higher at the weekend when Storm Darragh lashed the UK.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
A ford has existed in the same spot for hundreds of years - and cars, vans, lorries and tractors have been crossing it likely since the invention of the motor vehicle.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
He says it now needs doing again in order to prevent the ford flooding as often as it does.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
North of the compound, the brook was in full spate, choked with leaves and bits of wood, but the scouts had found where the ford lay and the column was able to splash across.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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