'Ferries' definitions:
Definition of 'Ferries'
From: GCIDE
- Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl. Ferries. [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. f[aum]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f[aum]hre. 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]
Words containing 'Ferries'
- Ferri-,
- Ferried,
- Ferris,
- Ferry,
- Ferrying,
- Bonners Ferry,
- Churchs Ferry,
- Dobbs Ferry,
- Ferris wheel,
- Ferris, IL,
- Ferris, TX,
- Ferry County,
- Ferry Pass,
- Ferry bridge,
- Ferry railway,
- Ferry, AK,
- Ferry, WA,
- Glenns Ferry,
- Greers Ferry,
- Harpers Ferry,
- Little Ferry,
- Martins Ferry,
- Sneads Ferry,
- ferry boat,
- harper's ferry,
- Bonners Ferry, ID,
- Churchs Ferry, ND,
- Dobbs Ferry, NY,
- Ferry County, WA,
- Ferry Pass, FL,
- Flos-ferri,
- Glenns Ferry, ID,
- Greers Ferry, AR,
- Harpers Ferry, IA,
- Harpers Ferry, WV,
- Little Ferry, NJ,
- Martins Ferry, OH,
- Sneads Ferry, NC,
- car-ferry