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Meaning of 'ferry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ferry [ v. i.]
- To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
2 . Ferry [ v. t.]
- To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
- A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.
- A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
- A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.

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