ferryboat
noun
fer·ry·boat
ˈfer-ē-ˌbōt 
ˈfe-rē-
: a boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
On another ferryboat is the Constitution and all the state and local officials dedicated to upholding it.
—Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
On another ferryboat is the Constitution and all the state and local officials dedicated to upholding it.
—Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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“Ferryboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferryboat. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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ferryboat
noun
fer·ry·boat
ˈfer-ē-ˌbōt
: a boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods
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