Definition of ferry Ferry
/fɛˈɹi/ - [feree] - fer•ry
We found 23 definitions of ferry from 9 different sources.
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What does ferry mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: ferries |
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| ferry - a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule | ||
| ferryboat | ||
| boat a small vessel for travel on water | ||
| ferry - transport by boat or aircraft | ||
| ferrying | ||
| shipping, transport, transportation conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry | ||
Verb |
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| ferry - transport by ferry | ||
| transport move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" | ||
| pilotage, piloting, navigation the occupation of a pilot | ||
| ferry - travel by ferry | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| pilotage, piloting, navigation the occupation of a pilot | ||
| ferry - transport from one place to another | ||
| convey, bring, take make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" | ||
| pilotage, piloting, navigation the occupation of a pilot | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ferry (Noun)
A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule. - ferry (Noun)
A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship. - ferry (Noun)
The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service. - ferry (Verb)
To carry; transport; convey. - ferry (Verb)
To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly. - ferry (Verb)
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. - ferry (Verb)
To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ferry (v. t.)
To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat. - ferry (v. i.)
To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. - ferry (v. t.)
A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat. - ferry (v. t.)
A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry. - ferry (v. t.)
A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ferry
A boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on short-distance, scheduled services.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ferry
fer′i, v.t. to carry or convey over a water in a boat:—pr.p. ferr′ying; pa.p. ferr′ied.—n. a place where one is carried by boat across a water: the right of conveying passengers: the ferry-boat.—ns. Ferr′iage, provision for ferrying: the fare paid for such; Ferr′y-boat; Ferr′y-man. [A.S. ferian, to convey, faran, to go; Ger. fähre, a ferry—fahren, to go, to carry.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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ferry
A passage across a river or branch of the sea by boat.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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ferry
A water conveyance made use of to cross a river, or branch of the sea.
Wikipedia 
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A ferry is a ship or boat that is used to take people, vehicles or goods across water. Ferries are used across seas, lakes and rivers. Some places in the world can only be reached by ferry, because they have no roads or railways, nor any airports at which to land aeroplanes.
Sometimes the trip in a ferry is free, and sometimes it must be paid for.
The word 'ferry' can also mean 'to take someone or something by ferry'.
