noun🔗ShareA ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule."The ferry to the island takes tourists and cars across the bay every hour. "vehiclenauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship."The ferry to the island was crowded with students going to summer camp. "nauticalvehicleplacesailingtrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service."The ferry granted by the city council allowed the company to operate the public boat service across the harbor. "rightservicebusinessnauticallawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo carry; transport; convey."Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."nauticalvehiclesailingtrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."vehiclenauticalserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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 school bus ferried the students across the river to the other campus. "nauticalvehiclesailingserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pass over water in a boat or by ferry."To get to school, we often ferry across the river. "nauticalvehiclesailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
