ferriage
Americannoun
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transportation by ferry
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the fee charged for passage on a ferry
Etymology
Origin of ferriage
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at ferry, -age
Example Sentences
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I paid her ten cents for ferriage and went on again.
From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis
We could not continue the ferriage while this little vixen remained, for one well-directed shot would have sent either of the boats to the bottom.
From Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War by Cable, George Washington
The ferriage then was by trig, long, sharp-bowed, black paddle steamers, with raking funnels.
From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
By noon, however, the last ferriage was successfully made, and they had repacked and were ready to go on again as soon as they had eaten a "bite."
From The Ice Queen by Ingersoll, Ernest
There were so few boats on the creek, and the current, in time of freshets, was so strong, that ferriage was seldom thought of.
From What Might Have Been Expected by Stockton, Frank Richard
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