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1.nounA ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
2.nounA place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
3.nounThe legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.
4.verbTo carry; transport; convey."Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."
5.verbTo 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."
6.verbTo carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.
7.verbTo pass over water in a boat or by ferry.