ferrying
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈfɛriɪŋ/
:
transporte
- She is responsible for the ferrying of passengers between the mainland and the nearby island.
Examples
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He had left the Oval well ahead of the ferry's arrival with the stated purpose of stopping for gas, picking up the morning paper that had come in on the early plane, and making a reservation for the ferrying of his car across the sound as soon after the wedding as space on the steamer was available.
Fiction book (1995) -
My friend has a car-ferrying service.
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Perhaps I made the ferrying and dropping-off part sound too easy.
Fiction book (2000) -
Figured we'd give you some ferrying business.
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It is a well-documented fact that the Federal Military Government, the International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC), and other relief agencies played a cat and mouse game over the ferrying of food to the starving children of Biafra.
Blog text (16) -
The ferrying of supplies to the remote island was a vital service for the local community.
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The company's primary focus is on the ferrying of goods across the river every day.
Synonyms
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1.6
Moving people or goods from one place to another
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3.8
A journey by ship from one place to another
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3.7
A journey that moves goods or people from one place to another, often by ship
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1.6
A regular service that carries people and goods across water
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1.4
A planned trip by a ship or boat that leaves at a set time
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2.7
The movement of people or goods by plane
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2.7
The movement of people or goods by plane
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4.2
An organized effort to move people or goods by boat, often during an emergency
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1.0
Moving something from one place to another
To use steam-powered boats to carry people or goods on rivers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ferrying comes from old words that mean 'to carry'. A ferry is a boat that 'carries' people or goods across water, so ferrying is the act of moving people or supplies by boat or plane.