Ferryboat

Quick meaning: Ferryboat is a noun meaning (nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule.

Meaning

(nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule.

Example Sentences

The ferryboat "Argentina" rides toward Golden Gate, her ocean-going prow slicing the waves.

It was on this vessel that the founder of the second largest ferryboat company on Puget Sound.

He insists that it is practically undisputed that, when the ferryboat crossed the bow of the tug to make her slip, she crossed at a distance of at least 300 feet away

Word Forms

• ferryboats
• ferry-boat
• ferry boat

Synonyms for ferryboat

Depending on context, synonyms include ferry.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ferry, ferry boat, ferryboating, back, fisherboat, fisher-boat.

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