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FERRIED
FERRY
ferry
(verb) travel by ferry
ferry
(verb) transport by ferry
ferry
(verb) transport from one place to another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
ferried
simple past tense and past participle of ferry
Anagrams
• ferride, red fire, refired, refried
Source: Wiktionary
FERRY
Fer"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferried; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferrying.] Etym: [OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.]
Definition: To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
Fer"ry, v. i.
Definition: To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro. Milton.
Fer"ry, n.; pl. Ferries. Etym: [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. färja, Dan. færge, G. fähre. See Ferry, v. t.]
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. Milton. 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. Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.
– Ferry railway. See under Railway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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