ferryboat
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ferryboat
First recorded in 1400–50, ferryboat is from the late Middle English word feryboot. See ferry, boat
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Beset by financial hardship, in part because of a devastating injury in a ferryboat accident, Meucci was unable to afford the $10 fee to renew his caveat, which as a result expired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
They also lent their manpower to the Deception Pass Bridge, which opened in 1935 over the protests of Berte Olson, Puget Sound’s first female ferryboat captain, who held rights to the route.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
With the death of his parents in a ferryboat fire, Norwegian author Per Petterson is consumed with the notion of family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
I was watching a ferryboat waddle on the river when I heard a man with a slight British accent say, “Where have you been? I’ve been looking all over for you.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
When the ferryboat was ready to leave, the gate, which looked like it belonged on a castle, went up with a rattle of chains.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
The commission also oversees movers, brokers, ferryboats and wastewater.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
“I just remember having this great little apartment with unbelievable views where I could watch the ferryboats go by at night. I just love Seattle.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
The moon was rising over the Sound, climbing the night sky like an ascendant soul; below, the ferryboats traced silent, tentative paths through the water.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2012
Above the skyline, to the north and west, mountains rise into a darkening sky as bathtub ferryboats chug past beneath them on still saltwater the color of slate.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2010
As we steamed into the harbor, passengers on ferryboats waved their hats & handkerchiefs at us.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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