ferry
摆渡,渡轮,渡輪,渡船
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plural fer·ries.
- : a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
- : a ferryboat.
- : a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, especially the delivery of airplanes to an overseas purchaser or base of operations.
- : the legal right to ferry passengers, cargo, etc., and to charge for the service.
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fer·ried, fer·ry·ing.
- : to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane.
- : to fly over a particular route, especially for delivery.
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A free, privately owned ferry service at the Port of Cave-In-Rock, continuously operated since the early 1800s, carries roughly 500 vehicles across the river every day.
Christened the “Loni Jo,” the ferry chugged back from the Kentucky shore and dropped its gate at the foot of Illinois Route 1.
We have seen vaccine go out on helicopters, plans, cars dog sleds, and ferry.
The adenovirus ferries instructions for making the coronavirus’s spike protein into human cells.
Irish customs authorities on Thursday night announced a temporary easing of customs requirements for goods arriving on ferries from Britain, to get freight moving again.
And earlier that day, the 43-year-old had earned the précis, breaking up a skirmish by the Staten Island Ferry.
There was no trouble on the ferry as it reached Manhattan and a few of the passengers boarded the subway to the protest uptown.
As a precaution against a possible disturbance, the ferry was escorted by a police boat, its blue lights flashing.
Marine One will ferry him to JFK Airport, where Air Force One awaits.
For a more scenic journey, travel by ferry from Whittier or Valdez.
Crossing the river on a ferry, Lawrence and his escort mounted their horses and started for Platte City, but a few miles away.
Lee's army is sweeping victoriously through Maryland; Harper's taken with ten thousand prisoners.