Fähre

Meaning

ferry

Concepts

ferry

ferryboat

ferry boat

bottle

box

bucket

can

case

chest

container

crate

jar

jug

pail

pot

sack

tin

urn

vessel

pontoon

shared fishing boat

connecting ferryboat

FOB

free on board

delivery

raft

ferry-boat

transporter

Hyphenated as

Fäh‧re

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛːrə/

Etymology

From Middle High German vere, from Old High German *fera, from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ (“ferry”), derived from *farjaną (“to bring, carry”), the causative form of *faraną (“to travel”), whence German fahren. Akin to Dutch veer, English ferry, Danish færge and Swedish färja.

Sentences

Die Fähre verfügt auf dem Hauptdeck über ein durchlaufendes Fahrzeugdeck mit fünf Fahrspuren.

The ferry has a continuous vehicle deck with five lanes on the main deck.