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
Example Sentences
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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
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
There’s a pump track, a roller rink, soccer fields, tennis courts, pickleball courts, a disc golf course and — oh! — a brand-new playground with a ferryboat play structure.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021
At Lake Tinn, the rail cars would slide onto a ferryboat for the trip down the long, narrow waterway.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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