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Pronunciation : Fer"ry
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.]
Definition : Defn: To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.

t. [imp. & p. p. Ferried; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferrying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fer"ry
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro. Milton.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fer"ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. f?rja, Dan. f?rge, G. f?hre. See Ferry, v. t.]
Definition : 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.

pl. Ferries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913