ferryboat

noun (ferryboat, ferryboats)

«ferryboat» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A ferryboat is a boat that carries people, cars or goods across a river or sea and back again. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, a boat that carries the hero across a river

Examples

We crossed the river on the ferryboat. tree →
He sprang into the ferryboat. tree →
The ferryboat carried twenty people at a time. tree →

Note

A ferryboat's load is a count: 3 trips of 20 people make 60; the word itself adds no number.

In Jewish tradition

in tales, a boat that carries the hero across a river

Examples

And the ferryboat passed to and fro to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. (Prophets 2SA.19.19, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A ferryboat's load is a count: 3 trips of 20 people make 60; the word itself adds no number.

On Mova

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