ferry

ferry
I
n.

1) to board; take a ferry

2) by ferry (to cross a river by ferry)

II

v. (d; tr.) to ferry across (to ferry troops across a river)

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['ferɪ]
take a ferry
to board
by ferry (to cross a river by ferry)
(d; tr.) to ferry across (to ferry troops across a river)

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