ferry

Everyday

1. A ferry is a boat or ship that carries people, cars and goods across a river, lake or sea, again and again on a set route. tree →
2. To ferry is to carry people or things from one place to another, often many times. tree →

In the lessons

carries people or cars per trip; trips per day; in everyday life: taking the ferry to an island, across a harbour or to France; in safety: listen to the safety talk and know where the life jackets are; phrases: «take the ferry», «ferry terminal», «ferry across»

Examples

• A ferry carries 40 cars each trip. tree →
• It makes 6 trips a day. tree →
• How many trips for 150 people? tree →
• The ferry ticket costs $5. tree →
• We took the ferry across Sydney Harbour. tree →
• The ferry to the island leaves every hour. tree →
• Mum ferried us to football and back all weekend. tree →
• The car drove onto the ferry. tree →
• So Ib went in the ferry-boat from Aarhus to Copenhagen. tree →

Note

Per trip × trips; trap: a remainder needs one more trip. A return trip is 2 crossings. Plural: ferries (y → ies).