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单词 ferry
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ferry

1 of 2

verb

fer·​ry ˈfer-ē How to pronounce ferry (audio)
ˈfe-rē
ferried; ferrying

transitive verb

1
a
: to carry by boat over a body of water
b
: to cross by a ferry
2
a
: to convey (as by aircraft or motor vehicle) from one place to another : transport
b
: to fly (an airplane) from the factory or other shipping point to a designated delivery point or from one base to another

intransitive verb

: to cross water in a boat

ferry

2 of 2

noun

plural ferries
1
: a place where persons or things are carried across a body of water (such as a river) in a boat
2
: ferryboat
3
: a franchise or right to operate a ferry service across a body of water
4
: an organized service and route for flying airplanes especially across a sea or continent for delivery to the user

Synonyms

Verb

  • bear
  • carry
  • cart
  • convey
  • haul
  • lug
  • pack
  • tote
  • transport
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Example Sentences

Verb The cars were ferried across the river. They ferry supplies to the island. Noun Ferries to both islands depart daily. You can get there by ferry. We'll meet you at the ferry.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Roles include loading and unloading aircraft, sorting and scanning bags, and driving the tug vehicles used to ferry luggage around the airfield. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 This final version of the four-door was favored by high-ranking British government officials, and was used to ferry around four successive prime ministers—Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, James Callaghan and Thatcher. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2022 The Washburn fire started along a trail on the edge of the Mariposa Grove, just downhill from the road used by shuttle buses to ferry tourists from a parking lot. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022 The number of visiting gay revelers plummeted, and the straight crowd that used to ferry over for sunset cocktails all but disappeared. New York Times, 22 July 2022 Snowmachines were used to ferry residents around the avalanche to safety. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2022 Hemoglobin, a tiny, four-part protein, is used by our red blood cells to ferry oxygen throughout our bodies. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022 And then there's Taiwan, which sits to the south in waters used to ferry 90% of Japan oil supplies. Emiko Jozuka And Blake Essig, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022 According to the Times, the base Russia hit on Sunday was being used to ferry weapons sent from international partners to the front and to train foreign fighters. Grayson Quay, The Week, 13 Mar. 2022
Noun
Birmingham International is just over an hour from London Euston by train -- or traveling by rail or ferry. Maureen O'hare, CNN, 12 July 2022 Under the policy, face masks must be worn over the mouth and nose by all travelers on airplanes, ships, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares and inside airports, bus or ferry terminals, train or subway stations and seaports. Allison Pohle, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 Silva pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Aug. 24 for charges of disorderly conduct related to the ferry incidents and released on personal recognizance, two days before the arrest in Pawtucket. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Unlike Shafiullah, Safi stood in a parallel queue of porters with wheelbarrows helping ferry recipients’ aid packages to vehicles or homes for 30 afghani, about 34 cents. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 The city has launched a water-equity study and made plans for new kayak launches and an electric ferry. Joanna Daemmrich, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 Every weekend during the summer, New Yorkers travel to the Rockaways by subway or ferry to lie like sardines along the vast shoreline. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2022 The ministry said that completion of an improvised bridge over the Dnipro would likely increase the capacity of the crossing point compared with a ferry route that Russian forces and local civilians had been relying on for weeks. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 Vaccination is not required for U.S. citizens returning to the U.S. by land or ferry, but it is required for foreign nationals. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English ferien, from Old English ferian to carry, convey; akin to Old English faran to go — more at fare

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Kids Definition

ferry 1 of 2

verb

fer·​ry ˈfer-ē How to pronounce ferry (audio)
ferried; ferrying
1
: to carry by boat over a body of water
2
: to cross a body of water by a ferryboat
3
: to transport for a short distance

ferry

2 of 2

noun

plural ferries
1
: ferryboat
2
: a place where persons or things are ferried

ferry 1 of 2

verb

1
as in to transport
to support and take from one place to another there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • transport
  • haul
  • carry
  • ship
  • bring
  • send
  • pack
  • cart
  • tote
  • convey
  • lug
  • transfer
  • take
  • deliver
  • forward
  • bear
  • move
  • hand over
  • fetch
  • shift
  • transmit
  • remove
2
as in to boat
to travel on water in a vessel we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • boat
  • sail
  • voyage
  • cruise
  • yacht
  • canoe
  • coast
  • kayak
  • take ship
  • make sail
  • navigate
  • ship (out)

ferry

2 of 2

noun

as in ferryboat

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ferryboat
  • taxi
  • gondola
  • barge
  • tugboat
  • tug
  • towboat
  • whaleboat
  • water taxi
  • coble
  • whaler
  • lugger
  • scalloper
  • keel
  • hooker
  • banker
  • workboat
  • longboat
  • bumboat
  • seiner
  • shrimper
  • gillnetter
  • dragger
  • lifeboat
  • lighter
  • keelboat
  • tender
  • cutter
  • hovercraft
  • hoy
  • narrow boat
  • cockleshell
  • yawl
  • riverboat
  • motorboat
  • trawler
  • airboat
  • jolly boat
  • hydroplane
  • powerboat
  • outboard
  • auxiliary
  • inboard
  • launch
  • tub
  • hydrofoil
  • houseboat
  • cruiser
  • air-cushion vehicle
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