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Ferry
01
a boat or ship used to transport passengers and sometimes vehicles, usually across a body of water
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
ferries
Examples
They took the ferry across the bay to reach the island.
02
transport by boat or aircraft
to ferry
01
to transport or convey people, vehicles, or goods from one place to another
Transitive: to ferry sb/sth somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
ferry
3rd person singular
ferries
Present participle
ferrying
Past simple
ferried
Past participle
ferried
Examples
A cable car system is used to ferry visitors up the mountain for panoramic views of the valley.
02
to use a ferry service as a mode of transportation across water
Intransitive: to ferry | to ferry somewhere
Examples
During their vacation, the family decided to ferry across the bay to explore the nearby islands.
03
to convey or transport people, vehicles, or goods across water using a ferry or other vessels
Transitive: to ferry sb/sth somewhere
Examples
The island residents are ferried daily across the channel to the mainland for work.
