ferryboat
Americannoun
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
Mr. Erdogan, 70, grew up in Istanbul, where his father worked as a ferryboat captain.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024
They will likely also know his life closely resembles Petterson’s: The author’s parents and brother died in a ferryboat fire that claimed 159 lives in 1990.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022
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
All the ferryboat passengers were waving their hats and hankies.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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