ferry
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noun (plural ferries) (also ferryboat)
a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.
連絡船, フェリー(ボート)(ferryboat)
a service for conveying passengers or goods by boat or ship.
the place from which a ferry service operates.
渡船場, フェリー乗り場.
a service using another mode of transportation to convey passengers and goods, especially aircraft.
(定期的な)空輸.
verb (ferries, ferrying, ferried) with object and adverbial of direction
convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water:
〖～ A＋副詞〗 (船で)A〈人･物〉を渡す; (船･車･飛行機などで)A〈物など〉を輸送する, 空輸する (!〖副詞〗は方向の表現)
e.g. riverboats ferried weekend picnickers to the park.
transport from one place to another on short or regular trips:
｟くだけて｠ (車で)〈人〉を運ぶ
e.g. helicopters ferried 4,000 men into the desert.
DERIVATIVES
ferryman noun |ˈferēˌman, ˈferēmən|
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old Norse ferja ‘ferry boat’, of Germanic origin and related to fare.