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Word entry · 5 letters

ferry

Best crossword clue

"Boat transport"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɛɹi/Part of speech noun, verbSorted efrryStarts with FEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. transport by boat or aircraft

Word origin

The verb is from Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey”), from Old English ferian, from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną, which see for cognates. This verb is the causative of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go, travel”), whence English fare; ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-.

Used in a sentence

  • Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.
  • Being a good waiter takes more than the ability to ferry plates of food around a restaurant.
  • They ferry over this Lethean sound / Both to and fro.

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