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   Fer·ry

   /ˈferē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.
   • ▪ a service for conveying passengers or goods by boat or ship.
   • ▪ the place from which a ferry service operates.
   • ▪ a service using another mode of transportation to convey passengers and goods, especially aircraft.

   verb

   • 1. convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water: "riverboats ferried weekend picnickers to the park" Similar transportconveycarrybearshiprunchauffeurtakebringshuttlego back and forthshuttlecome and gorun
   • ▪ transport from one place to another on short or regular trips: "helicopters ferried 4,000 men into the desert"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse ferja ‘ferry boat’, of Germanic origin and related to fare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ferryman noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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