"cross the Forth" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: crosses the Forth [present, singular, third-person], crossing the Forth [participle, present], crossed the Forth [participle, past], crossed the Forth [past]
Etymology: Variant of cross the Tiber, by substitution of central Scotland's river Forth for Rome's river Tiber. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cross the Tiber}} cross the Tiber, {{m|en|Forth}} Forth, {{m|en|Tiber}} Tiber Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cross the Forth (third-person singular simple present crosses the Forth, present participle crossing the Forth, simple past and past participle crossed the Forth)
  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of swim the Forth Wikipedia link: River Forth Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: swim the Forth Synonyms: swim the Forth Related terms: cross the Bosphorus (english: convert to Eastern Orthodoxy), cross the Rhine (english: convert to Lutheranism), cross the Thames (english: convert to Anglicanism), cross the Tiber (english: convert to Roman Catholicism)
    Sense id: en-cross_the_Forth-en-verb-I7U1eEbO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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