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fer·ry (f

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v. fer·ried, fer·ry·ing, fer·ries

v.tr.

1. Nautical

a. To transport (people, vehicles, or goods) by boat across a body of water.

b. To cross (a body of water) by a ferry.

a. To deliver (a vehicle, especially an aircraft) under its own power to its eventual user.

b. To transport (people or goods) by vehicle, especially by aircraft.

v.intr.

To cross a body of water on or as if on a ferry.

n. pl. fer·ries

1. Nautical

a. A ferryboat.

b. A place where passengers or goods are transported across a body of water, such as a river or bay, by a ferryboat.

2. A franchise or legal right to operate a ferrying service for a fee.

3. A service and route for delivering an aircraft under its own power to its eventual user.

[Middle English ferien, from Old English ferian; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

ferry [ˈfɛrɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called ferryboat a vessel for transporting passengers and usually vehicles across a body of water, esp as a regular service

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms)

a. such a service

b. (in combination) a ferryman

3. (Law) a legal right to charge for transporting passengers by boat

4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the act or method of delivering aircraft by flying them to their destination

vb -ries, -rying, -ried

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to transport or go by ferry

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to deliver (an aircraft) by flying it to its destination

3. (tr) to convey (passengers, goods, etc.) the guests were ferried to the church in taxis

[Old English ferian to carry, bring; related to Old Norse ferja to transport, Gothic farjan; see fare]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	ferry - a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule ferryboat boat - a small vessel for travel on water car-ferry - a ferry that transports motor vehicles
	2.	ferry - transport by boat or aircraft ferrying shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
Verb	1.	ferry - transport from one place to another navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
	2.	ferry - transport by ferry navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
	3.	ferry - travel by ferry navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

ferry

noun

ferry boat, boat, ship, passenger boat, packet boat, packet They crossed the river by ferry.

verb

transport, bring, carry, ship, take, run, shuttle, convey, chauffeur They ferried in more soldiers to help with the search.

Translations

ferry [ˈferɪ]

A. N (also ferryboat) → barca f (de pasaje); (large, for cars etc) → transbordador m, ferry m

B. VT to ferry sth/sb across or over → llevar algo/a algn a la otra orilla
to ferry people to and fro (fig) (in car etc) → llevar or transportar a la gente de un lado para otro

ferry [ˈfɛri]

(small) → bac m

(large) (also ferryboat) → ferry m, ferry-boat m

(= transport by boat) [+ person, thing] → faire passer par bateau
to ferry sb/sth across to an island → faire traverser qn/qch sur une île
to ferry sb/sth over → faire traverser qn/qch

(= transport) (by plane, bus) [+ person, thing] → emmener

ferry

n → Fähre f

(also ferry across or over) (by boat) → übersetzen; (by plane, car etc) → transportieren, bringen; to ferry somebody across or over a river → jdn über einen Fluss setzen; to ferry somebody/something back and forth → jdn/etw hin- und herbringen; he ferried voters to and from the polls → er fuhr Wähler zum Wahllokal und wieder nach Hause

(= deliver) plane → überführen

ferry:

ferryboat

n → Fährboot nt

ferryman

n → Fährmann m

ferry [ˈfɛrɪ]

1. n (also ferryboat) (small) → traghetto; (large, for cars) → nave f inv traghetto

2. vt to ferry sth/sb across or over → traghettare qc/qn da una parte all'altra
to ferry sb to and fro → portare qn avanti e indietro

ferry [ˈfɛrɪ]

1. n (also ferryboat) (small) → traghetto; (large, for cars) → nave f inv traghetto

2. vt to ferry sth/sb across or over → traghettare qc/qn da una parte all'altra
to ferry sb to and fro → portare qn avanti e indietro

ferry

v ferry [ˈferi]

to carry (people, cars etc) from one place to another by boat (or plane) She ferried us across the river in a small boat. per veerboot vervoer يَنْقُل في المِعْبَر пренасям с лодка/самолет převézt færge; flyve übersetzen μεταφέρω transportar (paadiga, lennukiga) vedama با کشتی یا هواپیما جابجا شدن kuljettaa (faire) traverser לְהַעֲבִיר एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पहुंचाना prevoziti, transportirati (brodom, avionom) átszállít (vkit, vmit) hajón, kompon mengangkut ferja traghettare 船で渡す 배로 건너다 perkelti pārcelt (ar prāmi); pārtransportēt (ar lidmašīnu) menyeberangkan overzetten ferje, dra med ferje przewozić transportar a trece, a traversa переправлять previezť prevažati prevesti se preko reke färja, ta färjan รับส่งข้ามฟาก taşımak 用船或飛機運送 переправляти(ся) човном مسافروں اور سامان کو پانی کے پار لے جانا chuyên chở (bằng phà) 用船（或飞机）运送

n – plural ˈferries –

a boat which ferries people, cars etc from one place to another We took the cross-channel ferry. veerboot, veerbote مِعْبَر، قارِب نَقل للركّاب ферибот pramice; převozní loď; trajekt færge die Fähre φεριμπότ transbordador, ferry parvlaev کشتی مسافربر و باربر lautta bac מַעֲבּוֹרֶת बड़ी नाव, घाट skela (trajekt), brod komp feri ferja traghetto フェリーボート 나룻배, 연락선, 페리 keltas prāmis feri veerboot ferje prom barco bac, feribot паром kompa, trajekt trajekt trajekt färja เรือข้ามฟาก feribot, araba vapuru 渡船 паром, переправа через річку مسافروں اور سامان کو پانی کے پار لے جانے والی کراۓ کی کشتی phà 渡船

ferry → معدية trajekt færge Fähre πορθμείο transbordador lautta ferry trajekt traghetto フェリー 페리 ferry ferge prom balsa, ferry паром färja เรือข้ามฟาก feribot phà 渡船

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