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Definition of Ferrying

1. Noun. Transport by boat or aircraft.

Definition of Ferrying

1. Verb. (present participle of ferry) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ferrying

1. ferry [v] - See also: ferry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferrying

Literary usage of Ferrying

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Airlift Doctrine by Charles Edward Miller (1988)
"In November 1940, a Canadian civil agency under contract with the British government began ferrying American-built bombers across the North Atlantic to ..."

2. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1898)
"seen CAR ferrying ON AMERICAN LAKES. By AS Chapman. ... midlake, less From the ferrying of cars across a river to ferrying them two-thirds of the length of ..."

3. In Darkest Africa, Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... of our rifles—Dr. Parke and fourteen men return to Fort Bodo—ferrying across tho Ituri river— Indications of some of our old camps—Wo unearth our buried ..."

4. Through Siberia, the Land of the Future by Fridtjof Nansen (1914)
"... thieves: Arrival at Krasnoyarsk : Hospitable reception : The town and neighbourhood: An easy method of ferrying : No Ice-Age : A game of football and ..."

5. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"... of 50 guineas and a watch ; who, being pursued, were taken ferrying over from Putney to Fulham, and committed to the Marshalsea prison. ..."

6. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1918)
"Do you know a ferryman at Williamsport who was ferrying there at that time? Yes. What was his name? There are two; one's name is Bligh, and the other has a ..."

7. An Excursion to California Over the Prairie, Rocky Mountains, and Great by William Kelly (1851)
"The ferrying of Green River—The Mode and Difficulty—The Hard Work swells our Invalid List—Dangerous Symptoms—Effects of the Mountain Fever—Extreme Heat—Bad ..."

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