ferry
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- noun
- /ˈfɛri/
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servicio de ferry
- I don't think the ferry's running tonight.
You can just take a ferry from Long Beach and be there in a couple hours.
- You can just take a ferry from Long Beach and be there in a couple hours.
- I'm not going to get a ferry in in the north of Spain and around which I suppose you could do, but then you've got customs to go through.
- You take AP and O ferry from the UK of France across the channel.
Examples
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You can just take a ferry from Long Beach and be there in a couple hours.
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I checked my watch and noted the next ferry back wasn't due to depart for another hour.
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Well, the ferry is only leaving this afternoon.
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"So there will be no East River ferry service on Sunday and until further notice.
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There's a ferry leaving in 10 minutes.
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And then on to Staten Island Ferry, which provides service to World Trade Center.
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Before we leave, we will take a ferry across to Morocco and travel down to Marrakech.
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There's a ferry to Providence, it leaves every other hour.
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They sometimes come over in lorries on the ferry from Holland.
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You can take a ferry across the river to reach the other side.
Synonyms
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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 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
Compounds
A small town in northeast West Virginia known for John Brown's 1859 raid on a government weapons store
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Etymology
Ferry comes from an old word meaning 'to carry' or 'to cross'. So a ferry can mean the service or regular trips that 'carry' people and goods across water.