Definition of Ferry

1. Noun. A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule.

Exact synonyms: Ferryboat
Generic synonyms: Boat
Specialized synonyms: Car-ferry

2. Verb. Transport from one place to another.
Category relationships: Navigation, Pilotage, Piloting
Generic synonyms: Bring, Convey, Take

3. Noun. Transport by boat or aircraft.
Exact synonyms: Ferrying
Generic synonyms: Shipping, Transport, Transportation

4. Verb. Transport by ferry.
Category relationships: Navigation, Pilotage, Piloting
Generic synonyms: Transport
Derivative terms: Ferrying

5. Verb. Travel by ferry.
Category relationships: Navigation, Pilotage, Piloting
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel

Definition of Ferry

1. v. t. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.

2. v. i. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.

3. n. A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.

Definition of Ferry

1. to transport by ferry (a type of boat) [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES]

Medical Definition of Ferry

1. Erwin S., U.S. Physicist, 1868-1956. See: Ferry-Porter law. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferry

ferrugination
ferruginous
ferruginous
ferruginous bodies
ferrugo
ferrugo
ferrugos
ferrule
ferrule
ferruled
ferrules
ferruling
ferrum
ferrums
Ferry
ferry (current term)
Ferry-Porter law
ferryboat
ferryboats
ferrying
ferryman
ferrymen
fertile
fertile
fertilely
fertilely
fertileness
fertilenesses
fertiler
fertilest

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