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verb

ˈfer-ē

Definition of ferry

as in to haul

to support and take from one place to another there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground

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as in to sail

to travel on water in a vessel we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

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In a biotech lab, robotic pipetting machines can already run experiments, but humans still have to set them up and ferry samples from station to station. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 Flight campaign results Pilots from GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies conducted flight evaluations in the United States before ferrying the aircraft across the Atlantic to the United Kingdom. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Noun

Compton Bay, Isle of Wight Half the fun of going to the Isle of Wight is taking the ferry, and there are more than 150 departing from southern England daily. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 An investigation into the capsizing of the 87-year-old ferry is underway. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ferry

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry

Verb

There were chickens, cows and goats to tend to, fences to mend, hay to haul.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Under the beating sun in South San Jose Friday afternoon, Amanda Chapiewski hauled several bags of clothes to donation boxes in the Safeway parking lot in Almaden Valley.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of haul

Verb

Down at the lake, boats just off the shore slowed to listen while swimmers took in the music from floaties.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
In Valencia, a number of boating outfitters are offering eclipse-viewing charters since La Malvarrosa beach, the city’s official viewing spot, faces east, meaning viewers will need to look inland to see the eclipse.

— Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026

Definition of boat

Verb

That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The port of entry handled $126 billion in trade carried by commercial trucks in 2023, Reuters reported.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

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