ferryboat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/ (General-American)
- /ˈfɛɹiˌbəʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From ferry + boat.
Meanings
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A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
The ferryboat "Argentina" rides toward Golden Gate, her ocean-going prow slicing the waves.
1940, LIFE, Sep 2, 1940, page 59: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
1893, James Wells Goodwin, Peyton Boyle, Robert Desty, The Federal reporter, volume 54, page 206:It was on this vessel that the founder of the second largest ferryboat company on Puget Sound...
1983, Mary Stiles Kline, George Albert Bayless, Ferryboats: a legend on Puget Sound, link:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ferry boat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ferryboats | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ferry-boat | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ferryboater · ferryboatman · ferryboating
Descendants
feribot · ferribot · fèribot · ферибот · feribot · ferrubbottu · ferryboat · фѐрибот · フェリーボート · ферибот · φέρι μποτ
Translations (36)
de Fährboot (boat) · ga bád fartha. (boat) · ko 연락선 (boat) · ml കടത്തുവള്ളം (boat) · hy լաստանավ (boat) · de Fährschiff (boat) · pl prom (boat) · ml കടത്തുതോണി (boat) · es transbordador (boat) · scn ferrubbottu (boat) · tr feribot (boat) · pt ferry (boat) · ru паро́м (boat) · tr araba vapuru (boat) · vo lovenaföm (boat) · pt balsa (boat) · nl veerboot (boat) · rsk траєкт (boat) · la pontō (boat) · fi autolautta (boat) · de Überfuhr (boat) · eo pramo (boat) · es barco (boat) · pt ferryboat (boat) · es ferri (boat) · fi lautta (boat) · fr ferry (boat) · ca ferri (boat) · ca transbordador (boat) · vo lovenaf (boat) · ga bád calaidh (boat) · de Fähre (boat) · es ferry (boat) · gd bàt'-aiseig (boat) · vo lovebot (boat) · ga bád farantóireachta (boat)