ferry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɛri/
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  • Homophones: fairy

  Rhymes: -ɛri

[edit] Etymology

Old English ferian, from Germanic *farjan. The noun developed from the verb.

[edit] Noun

ferry (plural ferries)

1. A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule

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[edit] Verb

to ferry (third-person singular simple present ferries, present participle ferrying, simple past and past participle ferried)

1. To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.

   Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.

[edit] See also

• boat
• ship

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of efrry
• fryer
• refry

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

English ferry

[edit] Noun

ferry (plural ferrys, ferries)

1. ferry

[edit] Derived terms

• car-ferry