ferry

[ˈferi]

Definition:
1. A boat that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea.
2. A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule.
3. Transport by boat or aircraft.
4. Transport from one place to another.
5. Transport by ferry.
6. Travel by ferry.

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Use 'ferry' in a sentence:

1. Does your honor want to cross the ferry to the Holme?
2. The dinghy was rocked by the wash of a passing ferry.
3. The ferry was hit by a freak wave off the North Wales coast.
4. The children need to be ferried to and from school.
5. They missed the ferry and remained onshore.
6. Two gangs of youths brawled on the dance floor of the ferry.
7. We were in plenty of time for Anthony to catch the ferry.
8. Earlier two holes were blasted into the ship's hull to let water out and stabilise the ferry.
9. What about a ferry?
10. The ferry cut merrily through the water.
11. They were dismayed to find that the ferry had already left.
12. They had recrossed the River Gambia by ferry.
13. There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed.
14. Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road.
15. The little steam ferry-boat was about a mile below the village, drifting with the current.
16. The ferry they take is spacious, quiet and comfortable.
17. Ferry companies are providing extra sailings from Calais.
18. There has already been a marriage of two commuters who met on the ferry.
19. We caught the ferry at Ostend.
20. Because the ferry has been so successful, there are plans to use other still larger boats.
21. Ferry is a five-year-old girl with excellent behaviors.
22. She was going to Nanaimo to catch the ferry to the mainland.
23. The ferries can cope with the traffic of both goods and passengers.
24. Storms swept the country, closing roads, buffeting ferries and killing as many as 30 people.
25. Look at all those cars and trucks lined up for the ferry.
26. A helicopter ferried in more soldiers to help in the search.
27. The ferry allows a route from Bo to the border.
28. The ferry service has restarted after an interval of 12 years.
29. One ferry operator 'Sealink' said it was now running a full service for the first time in five weeks.
30. Ferry looks like a lovely doll.
31. He stowed away on a ferry and landed in North Shields.
32. Ferries are very powerful and manoeuvrable compared to cargo ships.
33. In the Philippines, a ferry carrying at least 400 people has sunk after an apparent collision with a cargo ship.
34. Every day, a plane arrives to ferry guests to and from Bird Island Lodge.
35. Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.
36. There were about 250 people on board, about 100 more than the ferry was licensed to carry.
37. Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.
38. The ferry hit us amidships.
39. He offered to ferry us across the river in his boat.
40. The ferry did not even have time to send out an SOS.
41. The car ferries from the mainland are often fully booked by February.
42. A Philippine Coast Guard spokesman said the ferry had been hit by a 12,000-ton Singapore registered cargo vessel.
43. All the ferries carry bicycles free or for a nominal charge.
44. The ferry is expected to dock at 6.
45. The crash happened as the ferry attempted to dock on Staten Island.
46. The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.
47. The ferry is due to land at 3 o'clock.
48. Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.