Synonyms for ferry
ˈfɛr ifer·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.2 / 5 votes

1. ferry, ferryboatnoun

   a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

   Synonyms:
   ferryboat, ferrying

2. ferry, ferryingverb

   transport by boat or aircraft

   Synonyms:
   ferryboat, ferrying

3. ferryverb

   transport from one place to another

4. ferryverb

   transport by ferry

5. ferryverb

   travel by ferry

Matched Categories

1. • Convey
   • Navigation
   • Transport
   • Travel

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. water taxi

   a ferry and water taxi both require a fare in exchange for transport just as a taxi would

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "ferry":

   ferries, pier, phiri, piers, shuttle, lac, terminal, yaumati, infectious

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1. Ann Furedi:

   We will no longer be complicit in government policy of booking bleeding, vomiting women on interminable ferry journeys, putting their health at serious risk.

2. New York:

   Here's what happened yesterday. A family member was at the ferry, and we were going to pick her up. I was en route to pick her up. And while she was waiting, three men walked in with hoodies on, and yesterday was very hot, and they had hoodies on, and she overheard one of them state something to the tune of, ‘Don't shoot until you get inside’.

3. Mahdi Babika Mohamed:

   We come from a country in war to another war here in Patras, every day I try to get on the ferry and it's dangerous hiding under the trucks, I could die any minute.

4. Chris Christie:

   When she got off that ferry, she was walking down the street and she was wrapped in a blanket and soaking wet -- anybody who had been in lower Manhattan, they were hosed off by firehoses. They were covered with dust, that's' the first sight of my wife after having left her that morning. I just grabbed her, hugged her, got her in the car and got her home.

5. Alejandro Mayorkas:

   Starting on January 22, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security will require that non-U.S. individuals entering the United States via land ports of entry or ferry terminals along our Northern and Southern borders be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and be prepared to show related proof of vaccination, these updated travel requirements reflect the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to protecting public health while safely facilitating the cross-border trade and travel that is critical to our economy.