FERRY

I. verb (ferried; ~ing) see: fare Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to carry by boat over a body of water, to cross by a ~, 2. to convey (as by aircraft or motor vehicle) from one place to another ; transport , to fly (an airplane) from the factory or other shipping point to a designated delivery point or from one base to another, intransitive verb to cross water in a boat, II. noun (plural ferries) Date: 15th century a place where persons or things are carried across a body of water (as a river) in a boat, ~boat , a franchise or right to operate a ~ service across a body of water, an organized service and route for flying airplanes especially across a sea or continent for delivery to the user