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Meanings of ferry in English

Portuguese
balsa
Catalan
ferri
Spanish
transbordador

A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule.

        balsa
        Portuguese
        balsa
        Catalan
        transbordador
        Spanish
        transbordador

        Transport by boat or aircraft.

              balsa
              Usage of ferry in English
              1
              Oil tankers are used to ferry the country's vital crude oil exports.
              Reuters
              2
              The papyrus boat lies at the ferry; thou shalt descend in it.
              Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
              3
              Objective: The Sewol ferry disaster caused shock and grief in South Korea.
              Pubmed
              4
              However, investigators are looking at reports that the ferry was routinely overloaded.
              BBC
              5
              Background: The Sewol ferry disaster caused national shock and grief in Korea.
              Pubmed
              6
              The second ferry carried 79 people of Egyptian, Iraqi and Afghan nationality.
              The Irish Times
              7
              There's a free ferry that brings you there just behind Amsterdam Centraal.
              The Irish Times
              8
              The ferry ride and nearly all activities are free to the public.
              The Irish Times
              9
              He left yesterday on the six p.m. ferry from Ostend to Dover.
              Long time coming: a novel
              10
              You said there was no way off the island until the ferry.
              Rebel island
              11
              In a New Jersey town, a ten minute ferry-ride from your office.
              The new yorker
              12
              One passenger said the ferry was going too quickly approaching the dock.
              Reuters
              13
              By no means; a ferry-steamer is thoroughly commonplace; you can ferry-steam anywhere.
              Gala-Days
              14
              Usually a small ferry plied back and forth several times a day.
              Winter’s Tale
              15
              It may also use a ferry under contract to Japan's self-defense forces.
              Reuters
              16
              They had crossed the Irish Sea on the Liverpool to Dublin ferry.
              The Irish Times
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              Translations for ferry
              Portuguese
              balsa
              Ferry through the time
              Ferry across language varieties
              New Zealand
              Common
              Ireland
              Common
              Australia
              Common
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