Ferry - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈferɪ|  American pronunciation of the word ferry
Brit.  |ˈferɪ|  British pronunciation of the word ferry

noun

- a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule (syn: ferryboat)
- transport by boat or aircraft

verb

- transport from one place to another
- transport by ferry
- travel by ferry

Extra examples

The cars were ferried across the river.

They ferry supplies to the island.

Ferries to both islands depart daily.

You can get there by ferry.

We'll meet you at the ferry.

He offered to ferry us across the river in his boat.

The ship was used to ferry supplies to Russia during the war.

I intended to remain until the weather cleared before I ferried back.

We took a ferry across the river.

I waited at the landing for the ferry.

...didn't see any passengers waiting for the ferry, so the captain sailed past the jetty...

...docked the ferry at the quay to let the passengers off...

As we boarded the ferry to go up the river, the clouds began to grey.

Hundreds of people are feared dead in the ferry disaster.

The train links up with the ferry at Dover.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: ferry
he/she/it: ferries
present participle: ferrying
past tense: ferried
past participle: ferried
noun
singular: ferry
plural: ferries
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