Ferry

Quick meaning: Ferry is a verb meaning (transitive) To carry; transport; convey.

Meaning

(transitive) To carry; transport; convey.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
2. (intransitive) To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.
3. (nautical) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
4. A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
5. The service constituted by this watercraft's operation; the business (company) that operates such a service.
6. The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service: a right of ferry.
7. (transitive) To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: ferryboat

They ferry over this Lethean sound / Both to and fro.

Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.

Islanders normally have to queue for half an hour to get on the ferry.

Word Forms

• ferries
• ferrying
• ferried

Synonyms for ferry

Depending on context, synonyms include ferryboat, ferrying.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ferryboat, port, sailing, maritime, ship, bac.

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