ferryboats
Cross-channel passenger vessels
Ferryboats are vessels designed to carry passengers, vehicles, or cargo across bodies of water on regular routes.
They operate where bridges are impractical or absent—across rivers, bays, and channels: The ferryboat to Staten Island runs every thirty minutes.
The term is often shortened to ferry.
Transported travelers
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- terminalAt the endpoint
commuters · dock · embarkation · disembarkation · boarding · tickets · schedules · routes
Carriers or containers
- hullOuter covering or frame
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
captain · crew · navigation · wheelhouse · engine · nautical · seaworthy · mooring
Large flowing watercourse
- straitConstricted marine passage
- channelPassage for transmission
- bayPartially enclosed water
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
estuary · fjord · sound · inlet · lake · coast · shoreline · pier
NYC's least populous borough
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- VeniceLagoon city, northeastern Italy
- SydneyNew South Wales capital
Seattle · Hong Kong · Amsterdam · Stockholm · Copenhagen · Thames · Mersey · commute
Double-hulled sailing craft
- hydrofoilWing that lifts boats
- double-endedOperational at both extremities
- hovercraftFan-supported amphibious vehicle
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
paddlewheel · diesel · high-speed · conventional · enclosed · vehicular · pontoon · towboat
passengers
Transported travelers
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
terminal · commuters · dock · embarkation · disembarkation · boarding · tickets · schedules · routes · cargo
vessels
Carriers or containers
propeller · captain · crew · navigation · wheelhouse · engine · nautical · seaworthy · mooring · anchor
river
Large flowing watercourse
harbor · estuary · fjord · sound · inlet · lake · coast · shoreline · pier · wharf
Staten Island
NYC's least populous borough
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- VeniceLagoon city, northeastern Italy
Sydney · Seattle · Hong Kong · Amsterdam · Stockholm · Copenhagen · Thames · Mersey · commute · tourism
catamaran
Double-hulled sailing craft
- hydrofoilWing that lifts boats
- double-endedOperational at both extremities
- hovercraftFan-supported amphibious vehicle
steamboat · paddlewheel · diesel · high-speed · conventional · enclosed · vehicular · pontoon · towboat
ferryboatsocean liners
Large passenger vessels
cruise ships · cargo ships · container ships · supertankers · aircraft carriers
ferryboatsairplanes
Powered flying vehicles
aircraft · buses · trains · automobiles · helicopters
ferryboatsbridges
Structures spanning obstacles
tunnels · causeways · overpasses · underpasses · viaducts