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ferries
1. n. plural of ferry
ferry
1. n. A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
2. n. A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
3. n. The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.
4. v. To carry; transport; convey.
Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.
5. v. To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.
6. v. To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.
7. v. (intransitive) To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.
ferry
1. n. A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
2. n. A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
3. n. The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.
4. v. To carry; transport; convey.
Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.
5. v. To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.
6. v. To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.
7. v. (intransitive) To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.

Example Sentences

Around seven ferries are still waiting to come in and that could increase depending how long the incident lasts.  The scare brought the port of Dover to a standstill, stranding several ferries to and from France and delaying thousands of passengers as a suspicious package was investigated.

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