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.
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.
Fer"ry, n.; pl.
Ferries (#). [OE. feri; akin to Icel.
ferja, Sw. färja, Dan. færge, G.
fähre. 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.
