ferry
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- noun
- /ˈfɛri/
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ferry
- The first time we took the ferry, we visited the Statue of Liberty.
- take a ferry
- a ferry ride
- get off the ferry
So I'm currently on a ferry boat on my way to Alcatraz.
- So I'm currently on a ferry boat on my way to Alcatraz.
- And my dad had deployed down to the ferry terminal to retrieve bodies.
- Got down to Dover, crossed on a ferry, got to Calais.
- And then when we got when we got off the ferry, we'd rang my uncle.
- Bell says what sort of crossing did you have on the ferry from Burnt Island?
- And there I caught the last ferry north.
- Like I'm sitting on that chain ferry, going across, going, seeing the fish going, oh, wow.
- So I drove back with two location managers and got the ferry back.
- And the Titanic was four times larger than the largest ferry.
- Later on, as we'll hopefully get to, he's going to catch a ferry before too long.
- So it's a car ferry and but I'm on foot and I, so I stood there and I'm watching these people walk off the ferry without masks.
Examples
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All passengers departing on the Heysham ferry should proceed to the boarding area now.
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All passengers departing on the Heysham Ferry should proceed to the boarding area now.
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All right, so we're going to get on the ferry and make way.
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And there I caught the last ferry north.
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And we just missed the last ferry.
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Ferry leaves in 25 minutes.
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Today we're going to take a ferry over to the island of Lokra.
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From Seattle, you may wish to take a ferry ride across Puget Sound.
Academic text (1994) -
Named after Jonathan Swift, the ferry is designed to carry 800 passengers and 200 cars.
Academic text (2008) -
As we stood at the rails, a ferry approached our ship.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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A large boat that carries people or goods across the sea
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A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
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A large boat or ship used for travel on water
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A small ship that carries mail on a regular route
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A boat that carries people and cars across water on a regular route
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A boat that carries cars and other vehicles across water
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A boat that carries mail and sometimes people and goods on a regular route
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A boat that carries mail to islands and remote places
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A boat that carries people or goods along a river
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A long narrow boat that carries people or goods on canals
A boat that carries mail and small supplies to islands and remote places
A long, thin boat that travels on canals and carries people or goods
Compounds
A small town in northeast West Virginia known for John Brown's 1859 raid on a government weapons store
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ferry comes from an old word meaning 'to carry' or 'to cross'. So a ferry is a boat or ship that 'carries' people, cars, or goods across a body of water on a regular route.