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    ferryboat
    [ˈferē ˌbōt]
    noun
    ferryboat (noun) · ferryboats (plural noun) · ferry boat (noun) · ferry boats (plural noun)
    1. a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods over a relatively short distance as a regular service:
      "there were two ferryboats that crossed the river"
    fer·ry
    [ˈferē]
    noun
    ferryboat (noun)
    1. a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.
      • a service for conveying passengers or goods by boat or ship.
      • the place from which a ferry service operates.
      • a service using another mode of transportation to convey passengers and goods, especially aircraft.
    Origin
    Old English ferian, ferigean (verb), of Germanic origin; cognate with Old Norse ferja ‘convey by ferry’, and related to fare.
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    noun
    1. a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods over a relatively short distance as a regular service:
      ferry boat
      packet boat
      packet
      shuttle
      ship
      boat
      vessel
      traghetto
      passenger boat
      passenger ship
      car ferry
      train ferry
      drive-on ferry
      roll-on/roll-off ferry
      pont
    noun
    1. a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.
      ferry boat
      packet boat
      packet
      shuttle
      ship
      boat
      vessel
      traghetto
      passenger boat
      passenger ship
      car ferry
      train ferry
      drive-on ferry
      roll-on/roll-off ferry
      pont
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