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Noun: ferry  fehr-ee or fe-ree [N. Amer], fe-ree [Brit]
  1. A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
    "Commuters relied on the ferry to cross the bay each morning";
    - ferryboat
     
  2. Transport by boat or aircraft
    "The ferry of supplies to the remote island was crucial during the hurricane recovery";
    - ferrying
Verb: ferry  fehr-ee or fe-ree [N. Amer], fe-ree [Brit]
  1. Travel by ferry
    "We ferried across the channel to reach the island"
     
  2. Transport by ferry
    "The company ferries thousands of passengers daily across the bay"
     
  3. Transport from one place to another
    "The helicopter ferried supplies to the remote village"

Derived forms: ferrying, ferried, ferries

Type of: boat, bring, convey, go, locomote, move, shipping, take, transport, transportation, travel

Encyclopedia: Ferry, Mike