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  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}. 




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