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ferries
(encz) | ferries,trajekty n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Ferries
(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.
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It can pass the ferry backward into light. --Milton.
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To row me o'er the ferry. --Campbell.
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2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over
narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
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3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying
passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging
tolls.
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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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