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as in to haul
to support and take from one place to another there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground

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as in to sail
to travel on water in a vessel we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

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ferry

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noun

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Verb
Both hotels have a boat that ferries guests to and from Piazza San Marco. Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025 Also, Miss Huang has been ferried away from Lumon to the ominous-sounding Gunnel Eagan Empathy Center in Svalbard. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
These molecules, which are present in many organisms, act as cellular ferries. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 The images also captured a roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferry docked beside the third and largest barge, positioned farthest from shore. Yong Xiong, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ferry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
  • This morning, a semi will haul his feed to a nearby grain elevator.
    Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Two of them grabbed him and hauled him outside.
    Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In the seventh, Fernando Tatis Jr. crushed a solo home run that sailed over the left field fence and onto the new two-story A’s club house, a 406-foot shot for a Padres 5-3 lead, and A’s ace Luis Severino dropped to 0-2 on the season despite an otherwise solid outing.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The boat sails off into the sunset, Timothy smiling out over the waves, and we’re deprived any meaningful fallout.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
  • This is the quartet’s 10th season aboard the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The second victim was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • That person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to stable, according to the sheriff's office.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • But for those interested in a more active adventure, Myakka River State Park offers some of the area's best fishing and boating opportunities.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While Tesla and Zoox are planning but have yet to launch fully driverless taxi services, Waymo vehicles are already transporting paying customers in giant swaths of select cities with no one in the driver's seat.
    Joann Muller, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The converted taxi cab shows up briefly in the background of one of the scenes.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The New York Helicopters chartered chopper, which was carrying a pilot, two adults and three children, fell into the Hudson River by Lower Manhattan in New York City on Thursday afternoon, officials said during a press briefing.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • There were so many physical scenes and heavy emotions carried throughout.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Venice gondola association did not report an uptick in June reservations.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
  • That’s why early-season skiing at Keystone and Vail can involve skiing at the top of the mountain, but riding the lift or gondola down to the base rather than skiing.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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