noun Download 🔗Share A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule. Examples : "Sentence: "The ferries carried many cars and passengers across the bay every day." " vehicle nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship. Examples : "The ferries are the most convenient way to get across the harbor to school each morning. " nautical vehicle place ocean sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service. Examples : "The city council debated whether to grant the company the ferries to operate boat services across the river for the next ten years. " nautical vehicle law right service business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To carry; transport; convey. Examples : "Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety." vehicle nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly. Examples : "Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant." vehicle nautical sailing service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To 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. Examples : "The boat ferries tourists from the mainland to the island every hour. " vehicle nautical sailing service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pass over water in a boat or by ferry. Examples : "The small boat ferries people across the river to the island. " nautical vehicle sailing service traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
