Ferry
Name, not boat
A ferry is a boat or ship that carries passengers, vehicles, or goods across a body of water on a regular route: We took the ferry to the island.
The service itself is also called a ferry.
To ferry is to transport by boat, or more broadly, to shuttle people or things back and forth: Parents ferry their kids to soccer practice.
Clear essential liquid
- channelPassage for transmission
- straitConstricted marine passage
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- bayPartially enclosed water
river · lake · passage · voyage · commute · transit · route · terminal
Watercraft for travel
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- deckShip's flat surface
- hullOuter covering or frame
catamaran · hydrofoil · steamship · watercraft · gangway · ramp · bow · stern
Mythical underworld ferryman
- StyxMythological boundary water
- underworldRealm of the departed
- boatmanOne who operates vessels
- soulsImmaterial human essences
afterlife · Greek · coin · passage · Hades · dead · river crossing · mythological
water
Clear essential liquid
bay · river · lake · passage · voyage · commute · transit · route · terminal · pier
boat
Watercraft for travel
hull · catamaran · hydrofoil · steamship · watercraft · gangway · ramp · bow · stern · captain
Charon
Mythical underworld ferryman
- StyxMythological boundary water
- underworldRealm of the departed
- boatmanOne who operates vessels
souls · afterlife · Greek · coin · passage · Hades · dead · river crossing · mythological · ancient
vehicle
Means of transport
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
truck · bicycle · pedestrian · loading · unloading · conveying · shuttle · transfer · carrying · hauling
Ferrybridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
tunnel · causeway · viaduct · ford · helicopter
Ferrystrand
Thin fiber piece
maroon · abandon · leave behind · immobilize · detain
- ferry crossingBoat trip across water
- ferry ridePassenger vessel trip
- ferry terminalEmbarkation point for waterborne transit
- car ferryShip for vehicles crossing water
- car ferriesVessels transporting vehicles across water
- ferry boatVessel for short crossings