ferry
To carry; transport; convey.
Example
“Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.”
Other meanings
To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
“Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.”
To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.
Related words
- unferried
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "ferian".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ferry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.