Vb. The art of plunging into, or attacking resolutely and energetically,
gash, bars or anything else that impedes free motion or offers resistance to movement.
Nn. An act of wading or instance of wading
— ORIGIN Old English, move onward, also penetrate.
Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High
German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum
FORD
wadable , wadeable adj