Ferry Definition

fĕrē

ferried, ferries, ferrying

verb

ferried, ferries, ferrying

To take (people, cars, etc.) across a river or narrow body of water in a boat, raft, etc.

Webster's New World

To cross (a river, etc.) on a ferry.

Webster's New World

To cross a river, etc. by ferry.

Webster's New World

To deliver (airplanes) by flying to the destination.

Webster's New World

To deliver (a vehicle, especially an aircraft) under its own power to its eventual user.

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noun

ferries

A ferryboat.

American Heritage

A system for carrying people, cars, or goods across a river, etc. by boat.

Webster's New World

A boat used for this.

Webster's New World

The place where a ferry docks on either shore.

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The legal right to transport by ferry for a fee.

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Other Word Forms of Ferry

Singular:

ferry

Plural:

From Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey, convey in a boat”), from Old English ferian (“to carry, convey, bear, bring, lead, conduct, betake oneself to, be versed in, depart, go”), from Proto-Germanic *farjaną (“to make or let go, transfer, ferry”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring or carry over, transfer, pass through”). Cognate with German dialectal feren, fähren (“to row, sail”), Danish færge (“to ferry”), Swedish färja (“to ferry”), Icelandic ferja (“to ferry”). Related to fare.

From Wiktionary
Middle English ferien from Old English ferian per-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition