ferry

  1. Noun.  A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
  2. Noun.  A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
  3. Noun.  The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To carry; transport; convey.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) 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. Verb.  (intransitive) To pass over water in a boat.

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