Ferry /(fĕr"ry̆)/
Fer·ry
Ferry
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Ferried; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferrying
- To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
- To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a vehicle; as, part of her day was spent ferrying the kids to and from school.
Ferry
v. i.
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To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro.
Ferry
n.
pl. Ferries
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A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.
It can pass the ferry backward into light.
To row me o'er the ferry.
- A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
- A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.
Phrases & Compounds
- Ferry bridge
- a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.
- Ferry railway
- See under Railway.