Found 1 items, similar to Ferry bridge.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ferry bridge Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl. Ferries. [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. f["a]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f["a]hre. See Ferry, v. t.] 1. A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat. [1913 Webster] It can pass the ferry backward into light. --Milton. [1913 Webster] To row me o'er the ferry. --Campbell. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry. [1913 Webster] 3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls. [1913 Webster] Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay. Ferry railway. See under Railway. [1913 Webster]