Thesaurus results for FERRYING

ferrying

verb

present participle of ferry

as in carrying

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 sailing

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

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Recent Examples of ferrying Dhaka, Bangladesh — Every day, Shakil Khan weaves his bike through the relentless traffic of Dhaka, delivering items and ferrying passengers across the city. —

Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026 The end-use for the Type 00 is not carving lines on ice but ferrying high-net-worth individuals on pavement, but Jaguar does the ice tests in an effort to prove performance and make the car more desirable for a customer who might also be considering a Porsche Taycan, for example. —

Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026 Cargo ships are a key cog in the global economy, ferrying everything from oil and raw materials to toys and electronics around the world. —

Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 2 Mar. 2026 On April 26, 2023, a Saudi Arabian naval ship pulled into the Port of Jeddah, ferrying people escaping the war in Khartoum—a 10 hour journey across the Red Sea. —

Yousra Elbagir, Time, 25 Feb. 2026 In theory, each empty apartment could have released a long succession of U-Hauls downstream, ferrying families from pad to pad. —

Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026 The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs but posted a video on X that showed a small boat with outboard engines being destroyed. —

ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 The military did not provide evidence that the vessels were ferrying drugs but posted videos on X that showed boats being destroyed. —

CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026 The military did not provide evidence that the vessels were ferrying drugs but posted videos that showed boats being destroyed. —

Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026

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The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, as well the Tripoli and other amphibious assault ships carrying the Marines, are based in Japan and have been in the Pacific Ocean for several days, according to images released by the military.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
The most serious mid-air collision involving the plane happened in 1966, when a B-52 bomber carrying nuclear bombs struck a tanker near Palomares, Spain.

— Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026