ferry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
    ferryboat.
  2. noun transport by boat or aircraft
    ferrying.
  3. verb transport from one place to another
  4. verb transport by ferry
  5. verb travel by ferry

WordNet

Fer"ry transitive verb
Etymology
OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Ferried ; present participle & verbal noun Ferrying
Definitions
  1. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
Fer"ry intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
    They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro. Milton.
Fer"ry noun
Etymology
OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. färja, Dan. færge, G. fähre. See Ferry, v. t.
Wordforms
plural Ferries
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913