| v. t. | 1. | To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat. |
| 2. | To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a vehicle; as, part of her day was spent ferrying the kids to and from school. |
| v. i. | 1. | To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. |
| n. | 1. | A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat. |
| 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. |
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