wath
wath — noun
1. a place where a stream or river is shallow enough that people can walk or drive
a place where a stream or river is shallow enough that people can walk or drive through the water to the opposite bank
Matthew drove his tractor through the wath to reach the far pasture.
noun used as direct object of 'drive through'
Tariq crossed the stream at the wath, where the water only reached his knees.
prepositional phrase 'at the wath'
Stone markers on both riverbanks show where the wath begins and ends.
After the bridge collapsed, the villagers used the wath to carry supplies across.
The guide warned Lien that the wath becomes dangerous after heavy rain.
- ford
much more common; used across all varieties of English, while 'wath' is regional and rare
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This word is rare in modern English and appears mostly in place names in northern England and Scotland. The more common term with the same meaning is 'ford'.