ferryboat

See also: ferry-boat and ferry boat

English

Alternative forms

ferry-boat, ferry boat

Etymology

ferry +‎ boat

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹiˌbəʊt/
Hyphenation: fer‧ry‧boat

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...

Translations

boat

Armenian: լաստանավ (hy) (lastanav)
Dutch: veerboot (nl) f or m
Finnish: lautta (fi), autolautta (fi)
German: Fährboot n, Fährschiff (de) n, Fähre (de) f, (Austrian) Überfuhr f

Latin: pontō m
Spanish: ferry (es) m, transbordador (es) m, barco (es) m, ferri (es) m
Turkish: araba vapuru (tr)
Volapük: lovenaf (vo), lovebot, lovenaföm

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