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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferried}; p. pr & vb n.
{Ferrying}.] [OE. ferien to convey, AS ferian, from faran to
go akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See
{Fare}.]
To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow
water, in a boat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. i.
To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro.
--Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl {Ferries}. [OE. feri; akin to Icel.
ferja, Sw f["a]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f["a]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.
It can pass the ferry backward into light. --Milton.
To row me o'er the ferry. --Campbell.
2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over
narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying
passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging
tolls.
{Ferry bridge}, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the
transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.
{Ferry railway}. See under {Railway}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ferry
n 1: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of
water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: {ferryboat}]
2: transport by boat or aircraft [syn: {ferrying}]
v 1: transport from one place to another
2: transport by ferry
3: travel by ferry
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ferry, AK (CDP, FIPS 25220)
Location: 63.92788 N, 149.13023 W
Population (1990): 56 (33 housing units)
Area: 225.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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