fer·ry  (fěr'ē) 
v.
fer·ried, fer·ry·ing, fer·ries
v.
tr.
Nautical To transport (people, vehicles, or goods) by boat across a body of water. To cross (a body of water) by a ferry. To deliver (a vehicle, especially an aircraft) under its own power to its eventual user. To transport (people or goods) by vehicle, especially by aircraft.
To deliver (a vehicle, especially an aircraft) under its own power to its eventual user. To transport (people or goods) by vehicle, especially by aircraft.
v.
intr.
To cross a body of water on or as if on a ferry.
n.
pl. fer·ries
Nautical A ferryboat. A place where passengers or goods are transported across a body of water, such as a river or bay, by a ferryboat.
A franchise or legal right to operate a ferrying service for a fee. A service and route for delivering an aircraft under its own power to its eventual user.
[Middle English ferien, from Old English ferian; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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