Definitions for Ferry
ˈfɛr ifer·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferry, ferryboatnoun

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

2. ferry, ferryingverb

   transport by boat or aircraft

3. ferryverb

   transport from one place to another

4. ferryverb

   transport by ferry

5. ferryverb

   travel by ferry

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ferryverb

   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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferrynoun

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

2. ferrynoun

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

3. ferrynoun

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

4. ferryverb

   To carry; transport; convey.

5. ferryverb

   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. ferryverb

   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. ferryverb

   To pass over water in a boat.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ferrynoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A vessel of carriage; a vessel in which goods or passengers are carried over water.

   By this time was the worthy Guyon brought
   Unto the other side of that wide strand,
   Where she was rowing, and for passage sought:
   Him needed not long call, she soon to hand
   Her ferry brought. Fairy Queen, b. ii. cant. 6.

   There went a ferryboat to carry over the king’s houshold. 2 Sa. xix. 18.

   Bring them with imagin’d speed
   Unto the Traject, to the common ferry
   Which trades to Venice. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   I went down to the river Brent in the ordinary ferry. Addis.

   2. The passage over which the ferryboat passes.

2. To FERRYverb

   To carry over in a boat.

   Etymology: faran, to pass, Saxon; fahr, German, a passage. Stephen Skinner imagines that this whole family of words may be deduced from the Latin veho.

   Cymocles heard and saw,
   He loudly call’d to such as were aboard,
   The little bark unto the shore to draw,
   And him to ferry over that deep ford. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

3. To Ferryverb

   To pass over water in a vessel of carriage.

   Thence hurried back to fire,
   They ferry over this Lethæan sound
   Both to and fro, their sorrow to augment. John Milton, Par. Lost.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ferry

   A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, 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. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Mediterranean Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferry

   A ferry is a type of boat or ship that is designed to transport passengers, vehicles, or goods across bodies of water, such as rivers, bays, or between islands which are too wide to construct a bridge. Ferries are an essential form of transportation in many parts of the world, and are often equipped with accommodations and amenities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ferryverb

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

2. Ferryverb

   to pass over water in a boat or by a ferry

3. Ferryverb

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

4. Ferryverb

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

5. Ferryverb

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

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferry

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

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferry

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

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferry

   A type of vehicle and form of transport.

   The ferry is always on time and a very efficient form of transport.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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1. ferry

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FERRY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ferry is ranked #3467 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ferry surname appeared 10,312 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Ferry.
   
   91.9% or 9,482 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 336 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 225 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 163 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 70 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 36 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Convey
   • Navigation
   • Transport
   • Travel

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

Anagrams for Ferry »

1. fryer

2. refry

3. freyr

How to pronounce Ferry?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Ferry in sign language?

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. Alejandro Mayorkas:

   Starting on January 22, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security will require that non-U.S. individuals entering the United States via land ports of entry or ferry terminals along our Northern and Southern borders be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and be prepared to show related proof of vaccination, these updated travel requirements reflect the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to protecting public health while safely facilitating the cross-border trade and travel that is critical to our economy.

3. Leonidas Constantinidis:

   Where I was I did not hear any siren, any alarm. Nothing seemed to work, the fire sprinklers, the fire extinguishers, nothing was working, they let the ferry go up in flames with all the people still onboard.

4. 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.

5. Bob Barnes:

   It’s taken a lot of logistical doing to figure out the ferries themselves, mine is for July 22 and then the next ferry leaves in three weeks. So if I don’t make that one, I’ve got to wait three weeks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ferry
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Ferry
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ferry
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ferry
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ferry
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ferry
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ferry
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Ferry
11. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html