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verb

ˈfer-ē How to pronounce ferry (audio)
Definition of ferrynext
1
as in to haul
to support and take from one place to another there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground

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2
as in to sail
to travel on water in a vessel we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

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ferry

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noun

as in ferryboat

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Recent Examples of ferry
Verb
Negotiations led to an Austrian plane ferrying the hostages and captors to Algeria, where some were released, and then onward to Libya and Aden. — Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026 On a visit to Grand Cayman during a 2024 trip with Disney Cruise Line, Lee, who uses a wheelchair, was able to board and disembark the tender – a small boat used to ferry guests between an anchored cruise ship and the shore – via a portable ramp. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Noun
Take advantage of the resort’s location to catch the ferry to the nearby islands of Vieques and Culebra, both beloved by locals and visitors alike for their uncrowded white-sand beaches. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 The ferry was built in Japan in 1992 and operated there before being sold to Indonesia in 2015. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ferry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
  1. haul
  2. sail
  3. ferryboat
  4. transport
  5. boat
  6. taxi
  7. carry
  8. gondola
Verb
  • The cyclist was given water and time to rehydrate before those rescuers hauled that rider and broken bicycle downhill into Palisade.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The food waste is sprayed with bleach, deodorizer and water before it’s covered and hauled to a landfill in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of haul
Verb
  • The incident took place earlier this month when a vessel was sailing in a fjord in northeastern Svalbard, around 620 miles from the North Pole.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • However, tankers bound for Asia from the Mediterranean must sail around Africa, adding roughly 25 days to the journey compared with the Bab-el Mandeb route.
    — , CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sail
Noun
  • But nearly a decade since the first city-run ferryboat set sail, the system has been working to win over skeptics.
    — Julia Press, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
  • Crofton will be the only living person with a Disney ferryboat named after her.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Definition of ferryboat
Verb
  • While oil prices eased this week, the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for transporting oil and gas, remains shuttered.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a stage designed to transport audiences to Tulsa in 1967.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of transport
Verb
  • Gusty winds just over 20 mph could make boating less than ideal.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Calls range from people accidentally slipping into the river and overturned kayaks to boating emergencies and people intentionally entering the water.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of boat
Noun
  • WeRide and Uber in June announced plans to launch Spain’s first robotaxi taxi pilot in Madrid later this year.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The young mayor has instead focused on labor protection, citing taxi drivers as the main point of concern with allowing robotaxis to roam Manhattan.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of taxi
Verb
  • Ultimately, though, the highlight is grabbing a glass of local wine at the lobby bar, carrying it to any one of the viewpoints on the massive lawn, and watching sunset over the silent sound, feeling like everything the light touches is yours.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Cali, a woman was pulled from under a mountain of rubble on Tuesday to cheers as firemen carried her out on a stretcher following a complex, multinational rescue operation.
    — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of carry
Noun
  • One of the video's most memorable sequences features Madonna grooving to the dance-pop track while riding a gondola.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond ski-in-ski-out access during the winter months, even though this 8,000-square-foot home has its own private gondola, this residence was built for year-round enjoyment.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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