ferry
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Synonyms: merry, furry, ferny, berry, derry, verry, jerry, ferro, terry, ferri, firry
Antonyms: merry, furry, ferny, berry, derry, verry, jerry, ferro, terry, ferri, firry
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Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[carry]]; [[transport]]; [[convey]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[move]] someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} 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.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[pass]] over water in a boat or by ferry.
Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q25653}}{{lb|en|watercraft}} A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
- A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
- The [[service]] constituted by this watercraft's operation; the [[business]] ([[company]]) that operates such a service.
- The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service: a right of ferry.
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
- {{place|en|CDP|bor/Denali Borough|s/Alaska|c/US}}.
- {{place|en|twp|co/Oceana County|s/Michigan|c/USA}}, named after {{w|Thomas W. Ferry}}.
- {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Greene County|s/Ohio|c/US}}.
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