Ferry
noun
A type of boat that transports people and vehicles across a body of water.
We took the ferry to reach the other side of the river.
Often appears as...
- take the ferry
- ferry crossing
verb
To transport or carry (people, goods, etc.) from one place to another especially across a body of water.
The captain ferried us across the river.
Often appears as...
- ferry across
- ferry between
noun
A service provided by boats that regularly move people and vehicles across water.
She uses the ferry service to commute to work daily.
Often appears as...
- ferry service
- ferry route
verb
To go back and forth regularly.
He ferries between home and office every day.
Often appears as...
- ferry between
- ferry from
noun
A type of boat that transports people and vehicles across a body of water.
We took the ferry to reach the other side of the river.
Often appears as...
- take the ferry
- ferry crossing
verb
To transport or carry (people, goods, etc.) from one place to another especially across a body of water.
The captain ferried us across the river.
Often appears as...
- ferry across
- ferry between
noun
A service provided by boats that regularly move people and vehicles across water.
She uses the ferry service to commute to work daily.
Often appears as...
- ferry service
- ferry route
verb
To go back and forth regularly.
He ferries between home and office every day.
Often appears as...
- ferry between
- ferry from
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Large
A ferry can be various sizes, sometimes just a small boat for a few passengers.
The village ferry only holds ten people.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographic Specificity
Ferries are often named after the specific places they connect.
The Staten Island Ferry is famous in New York.
Pro Tip 3/3Scheduled Services
Ferries typically run on a timetable, much like buses or trains.
Check the ferry schedule to avoid long waits.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Large
A ferry can be various sizes, sometimes just a small boat for a few passengers.
The village ferry only holds ten people.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographic Specificity
Ferries are often named after the specific places they connect.
The Staten Island Ferry is famous in New York.
Pro Tip 3/3Scheduled Services
Ferries typically run on a timetable, much like buses or trains.
Check the ferry schedule to avoid long waits.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Large
A ferry can be various sizes, sometimes just a small boat for a few passengers.
The village ferry only holds ten people.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographic Specificity
Ferries are often named after the specific places they connect.
The Staten Island Ferry is famous in New York.
Pro Tip 3/3Scheduled Services
Ferries typically run on a timetable, much like buses or trains.
Check the ferry schedule to avoid long waits.
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The Beauty of Survival PIPE...
birds knocking out both engines it's a one-in-eight billion chance I think the NTSB said for every for as crazy as that was for the one thing that went really wrong all the stuff that went really right with the river being there that not having ice with the ferry boats being there I mean there's so many
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The surprising origins...
Ovid insisted that Sappho fell in love with a ferryman and, upon being rejected, leapt from a cliff to her death. Another tale asserts that she ran a girls’ school and those mentioned in her poems were merely students for whom she felt platonic affection.
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Into Nicaragua's Masaya...
like a match that's just been lit. That's sulfur dioxide. And when that gas mixes with the moisture in the air, it forms sulfuric acid. It eats everything, from the cables ferrying the team in and out of Masaya, to the sensors that raise
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Sex for Disabled People...
feelings I have a lot of disabled people who tell me this you know and I'm shocked you know sex is good sex is great I love sex the next morning the ferry docks in the Netherlands and with a rare sexual encounter a short drive
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How mRNA Medicine Will...
that makes our skin tough but pliable. Like the actin and myosin in our muscles that enable us to move. Or our blood is full of hemoglobin, ferrying oxygen around. Antibodies protecting us from disease,
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Corruption, wealth and...
for the locations of old boatyards, oar makers and ferry stations, imprinting the memory of the boat-building trades that once kept life in the most serene republic gliding along at a steady clip.
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Alligator Moms Are...
and inspects them, one by one. Her monstrous jaws spell doom for her prey, but a comfy nursery for her babies, as she ferries them to the river. They're like the minivans of the reptilian world.
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Inside UPS PIPE National...
the smalls now catch a ride on a different conveyor belt ferrying them to a station called the induct area at the induct area world 14 members quickly place the items label up on a moving
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The surprising key to...
so in fact it was nineteen years ago to his ferry David I first began to work if he can use that word in advertising and I quickly began to realize that this is
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A Collection Of Autumn...
their network of channels also enables them to ferry whole branches back to their pond and there where the water is deepest
Video examples
The Beauty of Survival PIPE...
birds knocking out both engines it's a one-in-eight billion chance I think the NTSB said for every for as crazy as that was for the one thing that went really wrong all the stuff that went really right with the river being there that not having ice with the ferry boats being there I mean there's so many
Video examples
The surprising origins...
Ovid insisted that Sappho fell in love with a ferryman and, upon being rejected, leapt from a cliff to her death. Another tale asserts that she ran a girls’ school and those mentioned in her poems were merely students for whom she felt platonic affection.
Video examples
Into Nicaragua's Masaya...
like a match that's just been lit. That's sulfur dioxide. And when that gas mixes with the moisture in the air, it forms sulfuric acid. It eats everything, from the cables ferrying the team in and out of Masaya, to the sensors that raise
Video examples
Sex for Disabled People...
feelings I have a lot of disabled people who tell me this you know and I'm shocked you know sex is good sex is great I love sex the next morning the ferry docks in the Netherlands and with a rare sexual encounter a short drive
Video examples
How mRNA Medicine Will...
that makes our skin tough but pliable. Like the actin and myosin in our muscles that enable us to move. Or our blood is full of hemoglobin, ferrying oxygen around. Antibodies protecting us from disease,
Video examples
Corruption, wealth and...
for the locations of old boatyards, oar makers and ferry stations, imprinting the memory of the boat-building trades that once kept life in the most serene republic gliding along at a steady clip.
Video examples
Alligator Moms Are...
and inspects them, one by one. Her monstrous jaws spell doom for her prey, but a comfy nursery for her babies, as she ferries them to the river. They're like the minivans of the reptilian world.
Video examples
Inside UPS PIPE National...
the smalls now catch a ride on a different conveyor belt ferrying them to a station called the induct area at the induct area world 14 members quickly place the items label up on a moving
Video examples
The surprising key to...
so in fact it was nineteen years ago to his ferry David I first began to work if he can use that word in advertising and I quickly began to realize that this is
Video examples
A Collection Of Autumn...
their network of channels also enables them to ferry whole branches back to their pond and there where the water is deepest
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Quote examples
Damian Lewis
English Actor
When I was at drama school, I remember going to Amsterdam for new year and sitting with friends on the front of a P&O ferry in the wind, having some sort of 'Titanic' moment, declaring ourselves to be the new kings of theatre.
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Reed Morano
American Director
I started a business with my cousins in Fire Island called 'Wagoneers.' Since there are no cars on the island, we would hustle people at the ferry docks to bring their luggage to their houses in our wagons for a large fee.
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Sucheta Dalal
Even in downtown office areas, people would probably beg for a shuttle bus service to ferry them swiftly to the railway stations and bus stations, instead of forcing them to travel squashed up in shared-taxis.
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Johann Lamont
Scottish Politician
In my mind, the CalMac ferry is linked with the joy of arrival, the sadness of departure, the loss of loved ones brought home by ferry to rest in island soil. It is friendships made and a working life begun.
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Susan Glaspell
American Playwright
I live by the sea, but the body of water I have the most feeling about is the Mississippi River, where I used to row and skate, ride on the ferry in childhood, watch the logs or just dream.
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
American Businesswoman
It isn't unusual to see children climb into a car every morning to be ferried to the front door of a school that's just a few blocks away.
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Isa Guha
English Celebrity
My parents were proud of the fact that I was playing cricket, they used to ferry me around during the weekends to play the game.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
People sometimes forget that Sydney is a harbour and it's the ferries that make it unique.
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Jennifer Connelly
American Actress
I would not want to be on a cruise ship. Some ferry crossings I'm not too thrilled about.
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Chellie Pingree
American Politician
I live on an island, and my community is served by a ferry that goes three times a day.
Quote examples
Damian Lewis
English Actor
When I was at drama school, I remember going to Amsterdam for new year and sitting with friends on the front of a P&O ferry in the wind, having some sort of 'Titanic' moment, declaring ourselves to be the new kings of theatre.
Quote examples
Reed Morano
American Director
I started a business with my cousins in Fire Island called 'Wagoneers.' Since there are no cars on the island, we would hustle people at the ferry docks to bring their luggage to their houses in our wagons for a large fee.
Quote examples
Sucheta Dalal
Even in downtown office areas, people would probably beg for a shuttle bus service to ferry them swiftly to the railway stations and bus stations, instead of forcing them to travel squashed up in shared-taxis.
Quote examples
Johann Lamont
Scottish Politician
In my mind, the CalMac ferry is linked with the joy of arrival, the sadness of departure, the loss of loved ones brought home by ferry to rest in island soil. It is friendships made and a working life begun.
Quote examples
Susan Glaspell
American Playwright
I live by the sea, but the body of water I have the most feeling about is the Mississippi River, where I used to row and skate, ride on the ferry in childhood, watch the logs or just dream.
Quote examples
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
American Businesswoman
It isn't unusual to see children climb into a car every morning to be ferried to the front door of a school that's just a few blocks away.
Quote examples
Isa Guha
English Celebrity
My parents were proud of the fact that I was playing cricket, they used to ferry me around during the weekends to play the game.
Quote examples
John Torode
Australian Chef
People sometimes forget that Sydney is a harbour and it's the ferries that make it unique.
Quote examples
Jennifer Connelly
American Actress
I would not want to be on a cruise ship. Some ferry crossings I'm not too thrilled about.
Quote examples
Chellie Pingree
American Politician
I live on an island, and my community is served by a ferry that goes three times a day.
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