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See more synonyms for ferry on Thesaurus.com a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water. a ferryboat. a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, especially the delivery of airplanes to an overseas purchaser or base of operations. the legal right to ferry passengers, cargo, etc., and to charge for the service. Show More
verb (used with object), fer·ried, fer·ry·ing. to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane. to fly (an airplane) over a particular route, especially for delivery. Show More
verb (used without object), fer·ried, fer·ry·ing. to go in a ferry. Show More
Origin of ferry before 1150; Middle English ferien, Old English ferian to carry; cognate with
Old Norse ferja, Gothic farjan; akin to
fare Related forms un·fer·ried , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for ferried tote ,
send ,
shuttle ,
lug ,
carry ,
ship ,
transport ,
chauffeur ,
buck ,
run ,
bear ,
convey ,
pack ,
schlepp Examples from the Web for ferried Contemporary Examples of ferried She had ferried more than McConville to secret graves, and the burden of what she had done took its toll.
Unlike other students, however, he was ferried to the train station in a chauffeur-driven Range Rover.
That protective security bubble that has kept watch over you night and day and ferried you from city to city will be punctured.
Howard Junior was tended by an army of servants and ferried to and from school in a limousine.
Historical Examples of ferried Johnnie Challn ferried us across the river in two instalments.
This we ferried by means of the bark canoe carried on the shoulders of Tawabinisy.
He'd ferried me down to the hilltop in the long shadows of early morning.
The tourists are ferried over, as also are the donkeys on which the tourists ride.
Behold they have been ferried over Styx, and have passed away into limbo.
British Dictionary definitions for ferried Also called: ferryboat a vessel for transporting passengers and usually vehicles across a body of water, esp as a regular service such a service (in combination ) a ferryman a legal right to charge for transporting passengers by boat the act or method of delivering aircraft by flying them to their destination Show More
verb -ries , -rying or -ried to transport or go by ferry to deliver (an aircraft) by flying it to its destination (tr) to convey (passengers, goods, etc) the guests were ferried to the church in taxis Show More
Word Origin for ferry Old English ferian to carry, bring; related to Old Norse ferja to transport, Gothic farjan ; see fare
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Word Origin and History for ferried n. early 15c., "a passage over a river," from Old Norse ferju- "passage across water," ultimately from the same Germanic root as ferry (v.). The modern noun (1580s) is a shortening of ferry boat (mid-15c.).
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v. Old English ferian "to carry, convey, bring, transport," from Proto-Germanic *farjanan (cf. Old Frisian feria "carry, transport," Old Norse ferja "to pass over, to ferry," Gothic farjan "travel by boat"), from PIE *per- "going, passage." Related to fare (v.). Related: Ferried ; ferries ; ferrying .
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