Ferry Meaning and Definition


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Ferry meaning

Word: Ferry

How to pronounce: ˈferɪ

Noun

Definitions:

1. A boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.

Example sentences: "I have seen him on a ferry boat on the Hudson River joke with the Italian bootblacks in the Neapolitan dialect and with complete success."

Verb

Definitions:

1. Convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water.

Example sentences: "Riverboats ferried weekend picnickers to the park"


Synonyms:

ferryboat

ferry boat

ferry vessel

crossing

boat

ship

transport

cruise

carry

haul

convey


Derivations:

ferried

ferriage

ferrying


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Ferry in Other Languages...

Spanish: Ferry

German: Fähre

French: Ferry

Italian: Traghetto

Turkish: Feribot


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