Ferry /(fĕr"ry̆)/

Fer·ry

Ferry

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Ferried; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferrying

  1. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
  2. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
    — Campbell.
  2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
  3. 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.