(plural ferries) a boat that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea:
the cross-channel ferry service * We caught the ferry at Ostend. * the Dover-Calais ferry crossing * the Staten Island ferry
verb (ferries, ferrying, ferried, ferried) [usually +adv./prep.] to carry people or goods in a boat or other vehicle from one place to another, often for a short distance and as a regular service: [VN] He offered to ferry us across the river in his boat. * The children need to be ferried to and from school. [also V]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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