ferries in English

noun
1
a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.
I have seen him on a ferry boat on the Hudson River joke with the Italian bootblacks in the Neapolitan dialect and with complete success.
verb
1
convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water.
riverboats ferried weekend picnickers to the park

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1. Ferries run every hour or so.

2. 11 These are ferries that ply between Hong Kong and Macao.

3. Angle of inclination for vehicles used on ferries.

4. Bob chose the Navy, and is now a Captain with BC Ferries, but also ferries the T-6 or Yak-55 to Airshows

5. 2 Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.

6. Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.

7. 13 Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.

8. Overnight trains and ferries offer accommodations for travellers who use wheelchairs.

9. Ferries are a lifeline to the far-flung corners of Scotland.

10. 6 Two ferries ply between Tripoli and Malta every day.

11. Ferries are now still plodding obscure routes through obscure waters.

12. 17 For the less energetic, ferries ply regularly across the lake.

13. Ferries leave from Port Darwin to island locations, mainly for tourists.

14. Prices include ferry crossings on Sally Ferries from Ramsgate to Dunkirk.

15. 29 All the ferries carry bicycles free or for a nominal charge.

16. The car ferries from the mainland are often fully booked by February.

17. Cruise ships and ferries accounted for approximately # % of Aker Yards’ total sales in

18. In 1975, she was sold to Sulpicio Lines, a Filipino operator of a fleet of passenger ferries.

19. There is a ferry service from Marseille to Annaba operated by, Ferries Algerie

20. North Sea Ferries include 5 course dinner and reclining seat in all prices.

21. After that for ferries, but not other classes of vessel, boarding passes were introduced.

22. E. Transportation (includes any form of transportation infrastructure including roads, bridges, ditches and ferries).

23. Vote paves way, page 2 News in brief: Ferries held up by gas leak.

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25. Both aircraft were eventually used as crew ferries by the various Tu-95 squadrons.

26. The Bumboats/Ferries to Offshore Islands has 3 Ferry routes in Singapore with 6 Ferry stations

27. Bumboats/Ferries to Offshore Islands is a public transport provider in Singapore which operates Ferry routes

28. The LPHs were sometimes also used as aircraft ferries for all branches of the U.S. armed forces.

29. Ferries, operated by local fishermen, assure the transport of visitors from the Mina ports to the Islands.

30. Ferries serving both the inner and outer Hebrides are principally operated by the state-owned enterprise Caledonian MacBrayne.

31. Also, long-distance ferries serve the islands of Tokyo and carry passengers and cargo to domestic and foreign ports.

32. A busy quay and some ferries make if often more pleasant to anchor to the north of the town.

33. When the nation's transportation system came under attack, destroyed bridges were repaired or replaced by dirt fords, ferries, and underwater or pontoon bridges.

34. They have lobbied hard for complete segregation on tunnel trains, similar to the operation of cross-Channel ferries.

35. Some eight million trips are done on the ferries each year, including both leisure cruises and commuter scheduled service.

36. The Lord who ferries us all across this sea of life...... was himself ferried by a low- caste boatman.

37. 23 The renewed concern follows a £6 million investment by Merseytravel to revamp the loss-making ferries in 19

38. In 1954, five ferries, including the Tōya Maru, sank in the Tsugaru Strait during a typhoon, killing 1,430 passengers.

39. ‘The Barge carrying the linkspans arrived from Poland early on Tuesday morning.’ ‘Transport now includes harbour ferries, and ferries or Barges on rivers or lakes.’ ‘Although built in 1953 she reflects the design of horse drawn Barges used when the canal first opened more than 200 years ago.’

40. Shewing the Archbishopricks, bishopricks, cities, boroughs, market towns, villages, barracks, mountains, lakes, bays, rivers, bridges, ferries, passes, also the great, the

41. A place to stay where he didn't have to take notes about flights and ferries and hotels and restaurants and sights.

42. Its principal products are bulk carriers, container vessels, crude oil tankers, cruisers, passenger ferries, material handling equipment steel and bridge structures.

43. What is not known about stowaways, absconding crew, passengers on cargo or cruise ships, recreational vessels and ferries are considered potential threats.

44. ‘The Barge carrying the linkspans arrived from Poland early on Tuesday morning.’ ‘Transport now includes harbour ferries, and ferries or Barges on rivers or lakes.’ ‘Although built in 1953 she reflects the design of horse drawn Barges used when the canal first opened more than 200 years ago.’

45. This does not include the 13 million gallons [50 million liters] of duty-free alcohol that was purchased or consumed on Baltic cruises and ferries.

46. You may travel to Alona Beach by fast ferries from Cebu (1,5 hours) or by airplane from Manila, each of it via Tagbilaran.

47. A final point to consider is that these ferries and Bumboats come in all types of shapes and some are less comfortable than others

48. In Bangkok, the Chao Phraya River is a major transportation artery, with ferries, water taxis (the Chao Phraya Express Boat) and long-tailed boats.

49. A small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor Familiarity information: Bumboat used as a noun is very rare.

50. "X" "X" "X" Passenger vessels not more than 150 GT with un-berthed accommodations only on Minor Waters and Home Trade IV voyages, but excluding ferries.