n. 25B6; noun the ferry from Dover to Calais : PASSENGER BOAT/SHIP, ferry boat, car ferry; ship, boat, vessel; dated packet (boat).
25B6; verb
ferrying passengers to and from the Continent : TRANSPORT, convey, carry, ship, run, take, bring, shuttle.
the boat ferried hourly across the river : GO BACK AND FORTH, shuttle, run.