ferry
noun
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
ferries
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pluralof ferry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof ferry (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
ferrynouna commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
Example Sentences
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Marine vessels such as ferries and cargo ships aren’t mass manufactured like cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Indonesian archipelago has more than 17,000 islands and ferries are a common form of transport.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The archipelago nation of 116 million has a long history of disasters involving the inter-island ferries that ply its seas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
It is dwarfed by the passenger ferries in the background.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Finally, the officer driving a van that ferries disabled inmates and others around Sing Sing jumped out and helped subdue the man.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
