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Ferry

Ferry (ferry)
v. t.(?)
Fer"ry
[imp. *** p. p. Ferried (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Ferrying.] [OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go] akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to s
  1. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.

Ferry

Ferry (ferry)
v. i.
Fer"ry
  1. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.

    They ferry over this Lethean sound
    Both to and fro.
    Milton.


Ferry

Ferry (ferry)
n.
Fer"ry
  1. A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.

    It can pass the ferry backward into light. Milton.

    To row me o'er the ferry. Campbell.

  2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
  3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.

    Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay. -- Ferry railway. See under Railway.














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