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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\ (f[e^]r"r[y^]), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Ferried} (-r[i^]d); 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}.]
1. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
2. To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a vehicle; as, part of her day was spent ferrying the kids to and from school. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\, verb (used without an object) To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\, noun; pl. {Ferries}. [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. f["a]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f["a]hre. See {Ferry}, verb (used with an object)]
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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ferry
noun
1: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: {ferryboat}]
2: transport by boat or aircraft [syn: {ferrying}]
verb
1: transport from one place to another
2: transport by ferry
3: travel by ferry [also: {ferried}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
160 Moby Thesaurus words for "ferry": access, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, aisle, alley, almadia, ambulatory, aperture, arcade, ark, artery, auxiliary, avenue, balloon, barge, be airborne, bear, boat, buck, bus, buss, canoe, cargo boat, cart, cat, catamaran, channel, cloister, coach, cockle, cockleshell, cog, colonnade, communication, conduit, connection, convey, coracle, corridor, covered way, cruise, cruiser, cutter, defile, dinghy, dispatch boat, dray, drift, drifter, dugout, exit, ferryboat, fishing boat, flit, float, fly, ford, funny, gallery, galley, gig, glide, glider, gondola, haul, hop, houseboat, hover, hoy, hump, hydrofoil, hydroplane, inlet, interchange, intersection, ja, jet, jolly, jolly boat, junction, kayak, lane, launch, lifeboat, lighter, longboat, mailer, motorboat, navigate, opening, outboard, outlet, outrigger canoe, overpass, pass, passage, passageway, pilot, pilot boat, pinnace, piragua, pirogue, pontoon, portico, post boat, pram, punt, racer, racing shell, raft, railroad tunnel, randan, rowboat, rowing boat, runabout, sail, sailplane, sampan, scooter, scow, scull, seaplane, shallop, shell, ship, showboat, skiff, sled, sledge, small boat, sneakbox, soar, stimulating, surfboat, take the air, take wing, towboat, traject, trajet, trawlboat, trawler, trimaran, trow, truck, tug, tugboat, tunnel, underpass, van, volplane, wagon, wanigan, whale-gig, whaleboat, wheelbarrow, wherry, wing, yawl, yawl 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)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Ferry, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska Population (2000): 29 Housing Units (2000): 33 Land area (2000): 68.440336 sq. miles (177.259648 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 68.440336 sq. miles (177.259648 sq. km) FIPS code: 25220 Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02 Location: 64.064392 N, 148.997000 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Ferry, AK Ferry
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Ferry -- U.S. County in Washington Population (2000): 7260 Housing Units (2000): 3775 Land area (2000): 2203.982146 sq. miles (5708.287311 sq. km) Water area (2000): 53.478622 sq. miles (138.508988 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2257.460768 sq. miles (5846.796299 sq. km) Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53 Location: 48.495464 N, 118.523636 W Headwords: Ferry Ferry, WA Ferry County Ferry County, WA
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