ferry

Meaning

Verb

1. To carry; transport; convey.
2. To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
3. To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.
4. To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.

Noun

1. A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
2. A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
3. The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.

Hyphenated as

fer‧ry

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛɹi/

Etymology

From Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey, convey in a boat”), from Old English ferian (“to carry, convey, bear, bring, lead, conduct, betake oneself to, be versed in, depart, go”), from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną (“to make or let go, transfer, ferry”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring or carry over, transfer, pass through”).
Cognate with German dialectal feren, fähren (“to row, sail”), Danish færge (“to ferry”), Swedish färja (“to ferry”), Icelandic ferja (“to ferry”), Old Norse ferja. Related to fare.

Sentences

Ambergris Caye can also be reached by ferry from Chetumal in Mexico .