单词 | ferry |
释义 | ferry/ˈfɛri![]() noun (plural ferries) 1 (also ferry boat) A boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.I have seen him on a ferry boat on the Hudson River joke with the Italian bootblacks in the Neapolitan dialect and with complete success....
Synonyms passenger boat, passenger ship, ferry boat, packet boat, packet, shuttle; car ferry, train ferry, drive-on ferry, roll-on/roll-off ferry; ship, boat, vessel; South African pont; in Venice traghetto 1.1A service using another mode of transport, especially aircraft, to convey passengers or goods.If he did, I could have flown my aircraft on a ferry permit to another island to have it repaired....
verb (ferries, ferrying, ferried) [with object and adverbial of direction] 1Convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water.A black-robed priest offered what words of consolation and comfort he could to distraught onlookers as more than 20 ambulances ferried the injured to hospitals....
Synonyms transport, convey, carry, bear, ship, run, chauffeur, take, bring, shuttle go back and forth, shuttle, come and go, run 1.1Transport from one place to another on short or regular trips: ambulances ferried the injured to hospital Derivativesferryman![]() ![]()
OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse ferja 'ferry boat', of Germanic origin and related to fare.
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