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Webster 1913 Edition
Ferryboat
Fer′ry-boatˊ
,Noun.
A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., usually across streams, rivers, bays, and other narrow waters.
Syn. – ferry{2}.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ferryboat
FER'RYBOAT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
ferryboat
ferryboat
See also: ferry-boat and ferry boat
English
Alternative forms
Noun
ferryboat (plural ferryboats)
- (nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
- 1893, James Wells Goodwin, Peyton Boyle, Robert Desty, The Federal reporter, Vol. 54, page 206
- He insists that it is practically undisputed that, when the ferryboat crossed the bow of the tug to make her slip, she crossed at a distance of at least 300 feet away
- 1940, LIFE, Sep 2, 1940, page 59
- The ferryboat "Argentina" rides toward Golden Gate, her ocean-going prow slicing the waves.
- 1983, Mary Stiles Kline, George Albert Bayless, Ferryboats: a legend on Puget Sound, link
- It was on this vessel that the founder of the second largest ferryboat company on Puget Sound...
- 1893, James Wells Goodwin, Peyton Boyle, Robert Desty, The Federal reporter, Vol. 54, page 206
Translations
boat