nounπShareA ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule."Sentence: "The ferries carried many cars and passengers across the bay every day." "vehiclenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship."The ferries are the most convenient way to get across the harbor to school each morning. "nauticalvehicleplaceoceansailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service."The city council debated whether to grant the company the ferries to operate boat services across the river for the next ten years. "nauticalvehiclelawrightservicebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo carry; transport; convey."Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."vehiclenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly."Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant."vehiclenauticalsailingserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores."The boat ferries tourists from the mainland to the island every hour. "vehiclenauticalsailingserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pass over water in a boat or by ferry."The small boat ferries people across the river to the island. "nauticalvehiclesailingservicetrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
