ferry

noun

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Derivations feri

Derivations فيري

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Forms

  • singular : ferry
  • plural : ferries
  • USPS abbreviation, singular : FRY

Senses

  • type of ship travelling over short to medium distances between two places transporting people, cars or trains and acting like a replacement for a bridge
  • a place where persons or things are carried across a body of water (such as a river) in a boat
  • a franchise or right to operate a ferry service across a body of water
  • an organized service and route for flying airplanes especially across a sea or continent for delivery to the user

ferry

verb

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : ferry
  • simple present, singular, third person : ferries
  • simple past : ferried
  • present participle : ferrying
  • past participle : ferried

Senses

  • move something back and forth