fer·ry /ˈfɛri/
渡船,渡口
Fer·ry v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferried p. pr. & vb. n. Ferrying.]
1. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
Fer·ry, v. i. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
They ferry over this Lethean sound
Both to and fro. --Milton.
Fer·ry, n.; pl. Ferries
1. A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.
It can pass the ferry backward into light. --Milton.
To row me o'er the ferry. --Campbell.
2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.
Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.
Ferry railway. See under Railway.
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ferry
n 1: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of
water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: ferryboat]
2: transport by boat or aircraft [syn: ferrying]
v 1: transport from one place to another
2: transport by ferry
3: travel by ferry
[also: ferried]