- ferry
- ferry [fer′ē]vt.ferried, ferrying [ME ferien < OE ferian, to carry, convey, esp. by water, caus. of faran, to go: see FARE]1. to take (people, cars, etc.) across a river or narrow body of water in a boat, raft, etc.2. to cross (a river, etc.) on a ferry3. to deliver (airplanes) by flying to the destination4. to transport by airplanevi.to cross a river, etc. by ferryn.pl. ferries1. a system for carrying people, cars, or goods across a river, etc. by boat2. a boat used for this3. the place where a ferry docks on either shore4. the legal right to transport by ferry for a fee5. the delivery of airplanes to their destination by flying them
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.