Ferry
Ferry (fer"ry) , transitive verb
[Old English ferien to convey, Anglo-Saxon ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icelandic ferja to ferry, Gothic farjan to sail. See Fare.]
1.
To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
2.
To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a vehicle; as, part of her day was spent ferrying the kids to and from school.
Ferry , intransitive verb
To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
They ferry over this Lethean sound
Both to and fro.
Ferry (#) , noun
[Old English feri; akin to Icelandic ferja, Swedish farja, Danish farge, German fahre. See Ferry, transitive verb]
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.
To row me o'er the ferry.
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.
Collocations (2)
Ferry bridge , a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.
Ferry railway , See under Railway.