FERRY


Meaning of FERRY in English

/ ˈferi; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

( pl. -ies ) a boat that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea :

the cross-channel ferry service

We caught the ferry at Ostend.

the Dover-Calais ferry crossing

the Staten Island ferry

■ verb

( fer·ries , ferry·ing , fer·ried , fer·ried ) [usually + adv. / prep. ] to carry people or goods in a boat or other vehicle from one place to another, often for a short distance and as a regular service :

[ vn ]

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

The children need to be ferried to and from school.

[also v ]

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old Norse ferja ferry boat, of Germanic origin and related to fare .

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