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ferry

transitive verb ferried, ferrying

  1. to take (people, cars, etc.) across a river or narrow body of water in a boat, raft, etc.
  2. to cross (a river, etc.) on a ferry
  3. to deliver (airplanes) by flying to the destination
  4. to transport by airplane

intransitive verb

to cross a river, etc. by ferry

noun pl. ferries

  1. a system for carrying people, cars, or goods across a river, etc. by boat
  2. a boat used for this
  3. the place where a ferry docks on either shore
  4. the legal right to transport by ferry for a fee
  5. the delivery of airplanes to their destination by flying them

See ferry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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