fordbyswimming
verbUK /ˈfɔːdbaɪˌswɪmɪŋ/
US /ˈfɔːrdbaɪˌswɪmɪŋ/
To cross a river by swimming across it.
The hikers fordbyswimming at the shallow bend before continuing up the trail.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To get past a difficult situation by using one's own effort, like swimming through trouble.
She fordbyswimming through the busy week and finished all her work.
3. To move through water instead of using a bridge or boat.
The scouts learned to fordbyswimming when the bridge was washed out.
4. A playful way to say someone crossed a stream by swimming.
The kids fordbyswimming the creek on a hot summer day.