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fer·ry
(fĕr′ē)v. fer·ried, fer·ry·ing, fer·ries
v.tr.
1. Nautical
a. To transport (people, vehicles, or goods) by boat across a body of water such as a river or bay.
b. To cross (a body of water) by a ferry.
2.
a. To deliver (a vehicle, especially an aircraft) under its own power to its eventual user.
b. To transport (people or goods) by vehicle, especially by aircraft.
v.intr.
1. To cross a body of water on or as if on a ferry.
2. To move laterally in a fast-moving river, as in a canoe, by keeping one's boat at an angle to the direction of flow and paddling or rowing against the current.
n. pl. fer·ries
1. Nautical
a. A ferryboat.
b. A place where passengers or goods are transported across a body of water, such as a river or bay, by a ferryboat.
2. A franchise or legal right to operate a ferrying service for a fee.
3. A service and route for delivering an aircraft under its own power to its eventual user.
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ferry
(ˈfɛrɪ)n, pl -ries
1. (Nautical Terms) Also called: ferryboat a vessel for transporting passengers and usually vehicles across a body of water, esp as a regular service
2. (Nautical Terms)
a. such a service
b. (in combination): a ferryman.
3. (Law) a legal right to charge for transporting passengers by boat
4. (Aeronautics) the act or method of delivering aircraft by flying them to their destination
vb, -ries, -rying or -ried
5. (Nautical Terms) to transport or go by ferry
6. (Aeronautics) to deliver (an aircraft) by flying it to its destination
7. (tr) to convey (passengers, goods, etc): the guests were ferried to the church in taxis.
[Old English ferian to carry, bring; related to Old Norse ferja to transport, Gothic farjan; see fare]
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fer•ry
(ˈfɛr i)n., pl. -ries, n.
1. a service for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a comparatively small body of water.
2. a ferryboat.
3. a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, esp. the delivery of airplanes to an overseas destination.
4. the legal right to ferry passengers, cargo, etc.
v.t. 5. to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane.
6. to fly (an airplane) over a particular route, esp. for delivery.
v.i. 7. to go in a ferry.
[before 1150; Middle English ferien, Old English ferian to carry]
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ferry
Past participle: ferried
Gerund: ferrying
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| ferry |
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| Noun | 1. |  ferry - a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular scheduleboat - a small vessel for travel on water car-ferry - a ferry that transports motor vehicles |
| 2. |  ferry - transport by boat or aircraft | |
| Verb | 1. | ferry - transport from one place to another |
| 2. | ferry - transport by ferry transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances | |
| 3. | ferry - travel by ferry go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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ferry
noun
1. ferry boat, boat, ship, passenger boat, packet boat, packet They crossed the river by ferry.
verb
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Translations
مِعْبَرمِعْبَر، قارِب نَقل للركّابيَنْقُل في المِعْبَر
ферибот
trajektpramicepřevéztpřevozní loď
færgeflyve
pramo
lautta
skelatrajekt
komp
ferja
フェリー
페리
keltas
pārceltpārtransportētprāmis
bac
kompapreviezťtrajekt
trajekt
трајект
färja
เรือข้ามฟาก
phà
ferry
[ˈferɪ]A. N (also ferryboat) → barca f (de pasaje); (large, for cars etc) → transbordador m, ferry m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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ferry
n → Fähre f
vt
(also ferry across or over) (by boat) → übersetzen; (by plane, car etc) → transportieren, bringen; to ferry somebody across or over a river → jdn über einen Fluss setzen; to ferry somebody/something back and forth → jdn/etw hin- und herbringen; he ferried voters to and from the polls → er fuhr Wähler zum Wahllokal und wieder nach Hause
(= deliver) plane → überführen
ferry
:ferryboat
n → Fährboot nt
ferryman
n → Fährmann m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ferry
[ˈfɛrɪ]2. vt to ferry sth/sb across or over → traghettare qc/qn da una parte all'altra
to ferry sb to and fro → portare qn avanti e indietro
to ferry sb to and fro → portare qn avanti e indietro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ferry
(ˈferi) verb to carry (people, cars etc) from one place to another by boat (or plane). She ferried us across the river in a small boat.
noun – plural ˈferries – a boat which ferries people, cars etc from one place to another. We took the cross-channel ferry.
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ferry
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