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Ferry \Fer"ry\ (f[e^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [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.
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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.
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Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. i.
To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
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They ferry over this Lethean sound
Both to and fro. --Milton.
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Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl. {Ferries}. [OE. feri; akin to Icel.
ferja, Sw. f[aum]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f[aum]hre. See
{Ferry}, v. t.]
1. A place where persons or things are carried across a
river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.
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It can pass the ferry backward into light. --Milton.
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To row me o'er the ferry. --Campbell.
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2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over
narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
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3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying
passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging
tolls.
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{Ferry bridge}, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the
transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.

{Ferry railway}. See under {Railway}.
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