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  2. Ford (crossing) - Wikipedia

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    Crossing the Red River near Granite, Oklahoma in 1921 Crossing the Milkhouse ford through Rock Creek in 1960 A ford next to a bridge that can only support 1.5 tonnes in Aufseß, Germany. A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, on horseback, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet. [1]

  3. River crossing - Wikipedia

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    A river crossing is a means to get from one river bank to the other and may refer to: A ford (crossing) A bridge; A tunnel; Any type of ferry. A cable ferry; A ...

  4. Wolf, goat and cabbage problem - Wikipedia

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    The depiction by Ōkyo shows the tiger family crossing a river, with the mother carrying one cub across the river at a time. This depicts a puzzle equivalent to the puzzle of the wolf, goat, and cabbage, asking how the mother can do this without leaving the leopard cub alone with any of the other tiger cubs. [9]

  5. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    Guadiana River, Spain and Portugal (Duck River River – from Arabic wādi, 'river' and iberian anas, 'duck') Guadix River, Spain River of Acci River – Guad comes from Arabic wādi 'valley' or 'river', and ix is a corruption of Acci, the name of the town nearest the river during Roman times. [2]

  6. Crossing the Rubicon - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom that means "passing a point of no return". [1] Its meaning comes from allusion to the crossing of the river Rubicon from the north by Julius Caesar in early January 49 BC.

  7. List of crossings of the River Thames - Wikipedia

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    The ford crosses the original river channel to an island formed on its other side by the Shifford Lock Cut, which is crossed by a footbridge. There is no footbridge across the original river channel, which must be forded by pedestrians. Shifford Lock Lock, footbridge: 51°42′23″N 1°27′57″W: Tenfoot Bridge Footbridge

  8. Rail bridge collapses on US-Canada border

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    A century-old rail lift bridge that crosses the U.S.-Canada border near the cities of International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, has collapsed, and it's unclear when the area will ...

  9. Crossing the river by touching the stones - Wikipedia

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    "Crossing the river by touching the stones" is a slogan initially put forward by Chen Yun, one of the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. [5] It was originally coined at the administrative meeting of the State Council of the Central People's Government on April 7, 1950, where Chen Yun pointed out: price rise was not good, fall was also bad for production.