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(1):

(v. t.) To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.

(2):

(v. t.) A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.

(3):

(v. i.) To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.

(4):

(v. t.) A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.

(5):

(v. t.) A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ferry'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/ferry.html. 1828.
 
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