ferryv. t.[OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.]1. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.()2. 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.()v. i. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.()They ferry over this Lethean sound
Both to and fro. (Milton.)n.[OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. frja, Dan. frge, G. fhre. See Ferry, v. t.]1. A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.()It can pass the ferry backward into light. (Milton.)To row me o'er the ferry. (Campbell.)2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.()3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.()Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay. -- Ferry railway. See under Railway.()