ferry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ferry	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for ferry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ferry n a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule Synonym(s): ferry, ferryboat transport by boat or aircraft Synonym(s): ferry, ferrying v transport from one place to another transport by ferry travel by ferry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. i. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl. {Ferries}. [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. f[84]rja, Dan. f[91]rge, G. f[84]hre. See {Ferry}, v. t.] 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. t. [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 sail. See {Fare}.] To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ferry, AK (CDP, FIPS 25220) Location: 63.92788 N, 149.13023 W Population (1990): 56 (33 housing units) Area: 225.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)