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 ferry

3. to deliver (airplanes) by flying to the destination

4. to transport by airplane

vi.

to cross a river, etc. by ferry

n.

pl. ferries

1. a system for carrying people, cars, or goods across a river, etc. by boat

2. a boat used for this

3. the place where a ferry docks on either shore

4. the legal right to transport by ferry for a fee

5. the delivery of airplanes to their destination by flying them