Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States following Richard Nixon's resignation, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. Synopsis Gerald Ford was born on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. A star college football player, he served in the Navy during WWII. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1948, Ford represented Michigan's 5th District for nearly 25 years before suddenly finding himself at the crossroads of history.
Definition of fertile. 1  1a : producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive fertile fields of corn and oatsb : characterized by great resourcefulness of thought or imagination : inventive a fertile mindc obsolete : plentiful.
Submit. Â· just now. Report Abuse. A fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water is called oasis OR Standard Definition: an area within a desert where the water table reaches the surface, with enough moisture to permit the growth of vegetation. just now. Report Abuse. 'like an oasis in a desert' is an English phrase which is used to refer to something which is rarely found in a particular place/area. Since an oasis is a stream of water and water is very very rare in a desert, this is where the meaning comes from.