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/fˈɛriɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Ferry v. t. (past & past part. ferried; pres. part. ferrying)

To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.

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.

Ferry v. i. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. "They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro."

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Etymology of 'Ferrying'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ferrying" Quotes from Famous Books

... erect and operate lighthouses, improve rivers and harbors, and provide structures for the convenient and economical handling of traffic.[1527] A rate order of the Interstate Commerce Commission which allowed an additional charge to be made for ferrying traffic across the Mississippi to cities on the east bank of the river was sustained over the objection that it gave an unconstitutional preference to ports in Texas.[1528] Although there were a few early intimations that this clause was applicable to the States as well as to Congress,[1529] the ...

— The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation • Edward Corwin

... was over the Firth of Tay, where, though the water was not wide, we paid four shillings for ferrying the chaise. In Scotland the necessaries of life are easily procured, but superfluities and elegancies are of the same price at least as in England, and therefore may be considered ...

— A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland • Samuel Johnson