Found 3 items, similar to ferry.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ferry feri
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ferry 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ferry Ferry \Fer"ry\ (f[e^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferried (-r[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Ferrying.] [OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.] 1. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat. [1913 Webster] 2. To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a vehicle; as, part of her day was spent ferrying the kids to and from school. [PJC] Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. i. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. [1913 Webster] They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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]