[fer.ry] vb fer.ried ; fer.ry.ing [ME ferien, fr. OE ferian to carry, convey; akin to OE faran to go--more at fare] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to carry by boat over a body of water b: to cross by a ferry
2. a: to convey (as by aircraft or motor vehicle) from one place to another: transport b: to fly (an airplane) from the factory or other shipping point to a designated delivery point or from one base to another ~ vi: to cross water in a boat
[2]ferry n, pl fer.ries (15c) 1: a place where persons or things are carried across a body of water (as a river) in a boat
2: ferryboat
3: a franchise or right to operate a ferry service across a body of water
4: an organized service and route for flying airplanes esp. across a sea or continent for delivery to the user