fording
Crossing shallow water
Fording is crossing a body of water at a shallow point where you can walk or drive through rather than swim or float.
Rivers and streams are forded where the water is low enough: We spent the morning fording creeks and climbing ridges.
The word comes from ford, a shallow crossing place.
Steady continuous flow
- currentDirected flow of charge
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- tributaryStream entering larger river
riverbed · bank · shallows · rapids · riffle · sandbar · waterway · channel
Walk through impeding substance
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- traverseMove across an area
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
stepping-stones · footbridge · causeway · pathway · span · link · transition · passable
Light military off-roader
- off-roadUnpaved driving territory
- four-wheel-drivePower to all wheels
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
oxcart · horseback · mounted · snorkel · waterproofing · traction · wheelbase · clearance
Something blocking the way
- hazardSource of potential harm
- difficultyState of being hard
- riskPossibility of harm
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
slippery · footing · undertow · caution · perilous · uncertain · struggle · determination
Organized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- frontierEdge of settlement
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
pioneer · trailblazing · backcountry · journey · pathfinding · scouts · outback · bushcraft
stream
Steady continuous flow
tributary · riverbed · bank · shallows · rapids · riffle · sandbar · waterway · channel · streambed
wade
Walk through impeding substance
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- traverseMove across an area
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
passage · stepping-stones · footbridge · causeway · pathway · span · link · transition · passable · navigable
jeep
Light military off-roader
- off-roadUnpaved driving territory
- four-wheel-drivePower to all wheels
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
wagon · oxcart · horseback · mounted · snorkel · waterproofing · traction · wheelbase · clearance · splashing
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- hazardSource of potential harm
- difficultyState of being hard
- riskPossibility of harm
treacherous · slippery · footing · undertow · caution · perilous · uncertain · struggle · determination · passability
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- frontierEdge of settlement
exploration · pioneer · trailblazing · backcountry · journey · pathfinding · scouts · outback · bushcraft · survival
- off-roadingoff-road, 4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive
- travel verbscrossing, walking, hiking, trekking, journeying
- river culturefishing, boat building, ferry crossing, river trade, houseboats
fordingswimming
Locomotion through water
diving · submerging · going under · circumnavigating · going around