FERRY

ferry, ferrying

(noun) transport by boat or aircraft

ferry, ferryboat

(noun) a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

ferry

(verb) travel by ferry

ferry

(verb) transport by ferry

ferry

(verb) transport from one place to another

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

ferry (third-person singular simple present ferries, present participle ferrying, simple past and past participle ferried)

(transitive) To carry; transport; convey.

(transitive) To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.

(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.

(intransitive) To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.

Noun

ferry (plural ferries)

A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.

The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.

Anagrams

• Freyr, Fryer, fryer, refry

Proper noun

Ferry (plural Ferrys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferry is the 3467^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10312 individuals. Ferry is most common among White (91.95%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Freyr, Fryer, fryer, refry

Source: Wiktionary

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