Definitions for Ferry
ˈfɛr iFer·ry

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ferry, ferryboat(noun)

   a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

2. ferry, ferrying(verb)

   transport by boat or aircraft

3. ferry(verb)

   transport from one place to another

4. ferry(verb)

   transport by ferry

5. ferry(verb)

   travel by ferry

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ferry(v. t.)

   To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a vehicle; as, part of her day was spent ferrying the kids to and from school.

Origin: [OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ferry(Noun)

   A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

2. ferry(Noun)

   A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.

3. ferry(Noun)

   The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.

4. ferry(Verb)

   To carry; transport; convey.

5. ferry(Verb)

   To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.

   Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.

6. ferry(Verb)

   To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.

7. ferry(Verb)

   To pass over water in a boat.

Origin: From ferien, from ferian, from farjanan, from per-. Cognate with dialectal feren, fähren, færge, färja, ferja. Related to fare.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ferry(verb)

   to carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat

2. Ferry(verb)

   to pass over water in a boat or by a ferry

3. Ferry(verb)

   a place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat

4. Ferry(verb)

   a vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry

5. Ferry(verb)

   a franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls

Origin: [OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.]

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1. Ferry

   A ferry is a boat or ship used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi. Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. However, ship connections of much larger distances may also be called ferry services, especially if they carry vehicles.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ferry

   fer′i, v.t. to carry or convey over a water in a boat:—pr.p. ferr′ying; pa.p. ferr′ied.—n. a place where one is carried by boat across a water: the right of conveying passengers: the ferry-boat.—ns. Ferr′iage, provision for ferrying: the fare paid for such; Ferr′y-boat; Ferr′y-man. [A.S. ferian, to convey, faran, to go; Ger. fähre, a ferry—fahren, to go, to carry.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ferry

   A passage across a river or branch of the sea by boat.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ferry

   A water conveyance made use of to cross a river, or branch of the sea.

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1. ferry

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Ferry' in Nouns Frequency: #2393

Anagrams for Ferry »

1. fryer, refry

2. Refry

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ferry in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ferry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Ferry in a Sentence

1. Ayesha Begum:

   I've found Sohrab's belongings when the sunken ferry was brought to the shore, but I haven't found Sohrab.

2. Jewel Mia:

   We don't have a clear picture about how many were exactly on the ferry when it sank, but I think many have survived.

3. Rashida Ferdouse:

   Usually the ferry operators don't keep any records and we came to know from survivors that there were more than 100 people on board.

4. Hagar Chemali:

   I can confirm that OFAC has issued certain specific licenses for passenger ferry service, but we cannot provide additional details as to whom or how many.

5. Mahdi Babika Mohamed:

   We come from a country in war to another war here in Patras, every day I try to get on the ferry and it's dangerous hiding under the trucks, I could die any minute.

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