Synonyms for ferry
ˈfɛr ifer·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.2 / 5 votes

1. ferry, ferryboatnoun

   a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

   Synonyms:
   ferryboat, ferrying

2. ferry, ferryingverb

   transport by boat or aircraft

   Synonyms:
   ferryboat, ferrying

3. ferryverb

   transport from one place to another

4. ferryverb

   transport by ferry

5. ferryverb

   travel by ferry

Matched Categories

1. • Convey
   • Navigation
   • Transport
   • Travel

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. water taxi

   a ferry and water taxi both require a fare in exchange for transport just as a taxi would

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "ferry":

   ferries, pier, phiri, piers, shuttle, lac, terminal, yaumati, infectious

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1. Bob Barnes:

   It’s taken a lot of logistical doing to figure out the ferries themselves, mine is for July 22 and then the next ferry leaves in three weeks. So if I don’t make that one, I’ve got to wait three weeks.

2. Chris Christie:

   When she got off that ferry, she was walking down the street and she was wrapped in a blanket and soaking wet -- anybody who had been in lower Manhattan, they were hosed off by firehoses. They were covered with dust, that's' the first sight of my wife after having left her that morning. I just grabbed her, hugged her, got her in the car and got her home.

3. Liu Haitao:

   Our border is long, and apart from the border crossings and passages, there are a large number of mountain passes, paths, ferry crossings and small roads, and the situation is very complicated.

4. Loren Davis:

   Cooper's Ferry is located in the upper Columbia River basin. The Columbia River would provide the first Americans their first route to interior lands south of the continental ice sheets.

5. Hagar Chemali:

   I can confirm that OFAC has issued certain specific licenses for passenger ferry service, but we cannot provide additional details as to whom or how many.