ferry (redirected from ferry boats)

fer·ry  (fr)

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.

2.

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.

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

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ferry

Noun

pl -ries

1. a boat for transporting passengers and vehicles across a body of water, esp. as a regular service

2. such a service

Verb

[-ries, -rying, -ried]

1. to transport or go by ferry

2. to transport (passengers or goods) on a regular basis [Old English ferian to carry]

ferryman n

Thesaurus

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"

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ferry

noun 1. ferry boat, boat, ship, passenger boat, packet boat, packet

verb 2. transport, bring, carry, ship, take, run, shuttle, convey, chauffeur

Translations

ferry [ˈfɛrɪ] n (small) → barca de pasaje, balsa;

(large) (also: ferryboat) → transbordador m; ferry m

vt → transportar;

to ferry sth/sb across or over → transportar algo/a algn a la otra orilla;

to ferry sb to and fro → llevar a algn de un lado para otro

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ferry [ˈfɛrɪ] n (small) → bac m;

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

vt → transporter;

to ferry sth/sb across or over → faire traverser qch/qn

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ferry [ˈfɛrɪ] n (also: ferryboat) → Fähre f

vt → transportieren;

to ferry sth/sb across or over → jdn/etw übersetzen

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ferry [ˈfɛrɪ] n (small) → traghetto;

(large) (also: ferryboat) → nave f traghetto inv

vt → traghettare;

to ferry sth/sb across or over → traghettare qc/qn da una parte all'altra