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noun
1.
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
2.
a ferryboat.
3.
a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, especially the delivery of airplanes to an overseas purchaser or base of operations.
4.
the legal right to ferry passengers, cargo, etc., and to charge for the service.
verb (used with object)
5.
to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane.
6.
to fly (an airplane) over a particular route, especially for delivery.
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Ferrying
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
verb (used without object)
7.
to go in a ferry.
Origin:
before 1150; Middle English ferien, Old English ferian to carry; cognate with Old Norse ferja, Gothic farjan; akin to fare
before 1150; Middle English ferien, Old English ferian to carry; cognate with Old Norse ferja, Gothic farjan; akin to fare
Related forms
un·fer·ried, adjective
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ferry
O.E. ferian "to carry, transport," from P.Gmc. *farjanan, from PIE *por- "going, passage." Related to fare (v.). Related: Ferried; ferries. The noun is early 15c., perhaps earlier and from O.N. ferju- "passage across water," ultimately from the same Germanic root. The modern
EXPANDnoun use (1580s) is a shortening of ferry boat (mid-15c.).
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