ferry

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ferried 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ PJC ]

v. i. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. [ 1913 Webster ]

They ferry over this Lethean sound
Both to and fro. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ferries [ OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. färja, Dan. færge, G. fähre. See Ferry, v. t. ] 1. A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat. [ 1913 Webster ]

It can pass the ferry backward into light. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

To row me o'er the ferry. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay. --
Ferry railway. See under Railway. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., usually across streams, rivers, bays, and other narrow waters.
Syn. -- ferry{ 2 }. [ 1913 Webster ]