Meaning & use
Ferry
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A boat or ship used to carry passengers and vehicles across a body of water on a regular route.
See it in a sentence
We took the ferry across the harbor to reach the island.
The ferry departs every hour from the main pier.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to ferry' more broadly means to transport people or goods regularly between two points, even by car or plane.
Words with a similar meaning
boatship
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To transport people or goods, especially back and forth over a short distance.
Parents took turns ferrying the kids to soccer practice.
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