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Meanings of ferryboat in английском

португальский
balsa
каталонский
ferri
испанский
transbordador

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

        balsa
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        Examples for "ferry"
        Examples for "ferry"
        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
        Usage of ferryboat in английском
        1
        The little ferryboat pitched and turned in the current of the river.
        Tom of the Raiders
        2
        The ferryboat was turned round by the current, and carried to Isleworth.
        The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
        3
        The warning whistle blew, and the ferryboat, departed, bearing off Drummond alone.
        Constance Dunlap
        4
        She was immense, with a broad flat prow like a railway ferryboat.
        The Cruise of the Dry Dock
        5
        The big ferryboat, swift, steady as land, noiseless, had got under way.
        Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
        6
        And there was the ferryboat full of people floating along down.
        The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
        7
        They traveled over to town on the rickety ferryboat several times.
        The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island; Or, A Cave and What It Contain...
        8
        I see the white smoke squirt out of the ferryboat's side.
        The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
        9
        I shouldn't think so, for we haven't any more motion than a ferryboat.
        Tom Swift in the City of Gold; Or, Marvelous Adventures Undergro...
        10
        Having driven thirty miles to the ferryboat, we crossed the Missouri in the evening.
        American Indian Stories
        11
        The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
        Cabin Fever
        12
        When he reached the river he sprang into the ferryboat.
        The Violet Fairy Book
        13
        We left the station, walked for a while, and arrived at a ferryboat dock.
        Villain
        14
        Swiftly the ferryboat crossed the North River, crowded with boats.
        Richard Dare's Venture; Or, Striking Out for Himself
        15
        He came to a river and got into the ferryboat.
        The Violet Fairy Book
        16
        There was another ferryboat, much larger than the first one.
        Nightfall
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        Translations for ferryboat
        португальский
        balsa
        каталонский
        ferri
        испанский
        transbordador
        Ferryboat through the time
        Ferryboat across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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