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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It said the vessels - two small CalMac ferries, a fisheries research ship and a marine protection vessel - would provide a "bridge to the future" for the yard.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sophie Jansen, 33, of Amsterdam, travels to Greece over five times a year and has taken close to 100 island ferries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Now I can talk about him as the former dock worker who loved nothing more than standing on King George Dock and watching the ferries go out."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Down by her green toes, Melanie Griffith’s Staten Island secretary Tess McGill ferries to Manhattan to type memos for important men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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
