ferry

fer-ry · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A boat or ship that regularly transports passengers and often vehicles across a body of water.

  2. 2.

    The place where a ferry operates; a ferry crossing.

Forms

plural: ferries

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    ferry service — regular boat transportation between two points
  • •
    car ferry — a ferry designed to carry vehicles
  • •
    ferry terminal — a station where ferries depart and arrive

Related words

See also: boat, ship, transport
Synonyms: boat, ferryboat

Etymology

From Old English ferian ("to carry, transport"), from Proto-Germanic farjaną. Related to fare and the act of travel.