ferry 1 of 2

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
The president has said the landing zone is being built to allow newer Marine One helicopters that ferry the president to make trips to the White House. — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Helicopter crashes have happened with increasing regularity in Kenya, which has a vibrant tourism industry that depends on domestic carriers to ferry visitors to distant places like Mount Ololokwe. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
Top 5 Can’t Miss Take a ferry into the park from either Oxnard or Ventura on the California mainland. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 In March, a mansion on Sunset Key, a small residential island about 400-yards off Key West accessible only by ferry, sold for $22 million, setting a record for the highest price ever paid for a home on the island. — Miami Herald, 25 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
  • More than 200 walruses were hauled out on the beach, grunting and groaning, wriggling and jostling for position.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Beckham lunged and tried to haul it in, but the ball bobbled incomplete.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of haul
Verb
  • Shallow groundwater stores supported fruit orchards, alfalfa fields, livestock ranches and, at one point, a water park and dozens of manmade lakes where people could fish, sail and water ski.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The 91-meter (298-foot) Alsu is an oil or chemical tanker sailing from Kocaeli, east of Istanbul, to Aliaga on the Aegean coast, according to the Marine Traffic website.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 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
  • The week-long demonstrations were carried out with partners and focused on transporting different types of cargo, including medical supplies, food, and industrial equipment.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Four people with wounds were transported to Hennepin Healthcare to be treated for their injuries, where one of the victims died, Parten said Wednesday afternoon.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of transport
Verb
  • Families can also go boating to try and spot whale sharks and manatees in the lagoon or opt for less exciting but just as rewarding sunset cruises.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this year, a 17-year-old was bitten by a shark in the waters off Galveston, Texas, while on a boating trip over Memorial Day weekend.
    — Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of boat
Noun
  • Screens have invaded our taxis, our billboards, our children’s toys, our very refrigerators.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Schaefer and Mack allegedly put the body in a suitcase and loaded it into the trunk of a taxi at the hotel.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of taxi
Verb
  • Washington claimed that the launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When difficulty arrives, will your routines carry you forward?
    — Jason Bork, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of carry
Noun
  • Hop on a gondola While mountain resorts are best known for skiing in the winter, many keep off-season tourists happy with scenic sky rides.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Babs and Anne weren’t rolling around on an MTV stage or dancing on a gondola in a music video while wearing spandex pants.
    — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of gondola

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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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