ferry
noun
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
has ferried
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present perfectof ferry (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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More than five weeks after a humpback whale became stranded in shallow waters on the German coast, a barge has ferried the animal out of German waters, en route to the North Sea.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The ship has ferried dozens of people and the submersible craft to the North Atlantic wreck site, where the Titan has made multiple dives.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Ukraine’s train system has ferried arms and evacuated citizens during the war, and it wasn’t immediately clear how the development might affect either capability.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022
Waymo has ferried Phoenix-area passengers in robot cars since April 2017 in what the company calls its Early Rider program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
The daughter of a great chief has ferried me across the river, and I have given her my photograph.
From Frank and Fearless or The Fortunes of Jasper Kent by Alger, Horatio
