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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferried}; p. pr & vb n. {Ferrying}.] [OE. ferien to convey, AS ferian, from faran to go akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See {Fare}.] To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. i. To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl {Ferries}. [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw f["a]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f["a]hre. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ferry n 1: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: {ferryboat}] 2: transport by boat or aircraft [syn: {ferrying}] v 1: transport from one place to another 2: transport by ferry 3: travel by ferry From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Ferry, AK (CDP, FIPS 25220) Location: 63.92788 N, 149.13023 W Population (1990): 56 (33 housing units) Area: 225.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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