Noun: wherry wehr-ee [N. Amer], we-ree [Brit]
- Light rowing boat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbours
"The wherry glided smoothly across the calm harbour"
- [Brit] Sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
"The wherry transported cargo along the Norfolk Broads";
- Norfolk wherry [UK]
Derived forms: wherries
Type of: barge, dinghy, dory, flatboat, hoy, lighter, rowboat [N. Amer], rowing boat [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Wherry, Robert