ferrying
Carrying people over
Ferrying is the present participle of ferry, meaning to transport people or goods across water or through the air.
The word implies repeated or regular conveyance: She spent the afternoon ferrying kids to soccer practice.
It often suggests shuttle-like back-and-forth movement rather than a single journey.
Watercraft for travel
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
harbor · channel · buoy · lighthouse · tide · helm · starboard · portside
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- traverseMove across an area
- excursionBrief recreational trip
cruise · adventure · passage · seafaring · itinerary · destination · outbound · return
Transported goods
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- transferMove between locations
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- freightGoods being transported
carrier · deliver · portage · vehicle · charter · shipment · logistics · load
boat
Watercraft for travel
dock · harbor · channel · buoy · lighthouse · tide · helm · starboard · portside · deckhand
journey
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- traverseMove across an area
excursion · cruise · adventure · passage · seafaring · itinerary · destination · outbound · return · overnight
cargo
Transported goods
freight · carrier · deliver · portage · vehicle · charter · shipment · logistics · load · unload
punt
Kick before landing
kayak · raft · sampan · skiff · paddle · oar · stream · current · estuary · tributary
daily
Per diem, repeated
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- passengersTransported travelers
- transitMovement between places
ticket · fare · rider · schedule · timetable · departure · arrival · terminal · queue · boarding
- boatingboat, motorboat, motorboats, cruise, sailboat
- carryingcarry, carrying, tote, bearing, haul
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
- paddlesportskayak, canoe, raft, paddle, kayaking
- ship operationsanchoring, berthing, docking, undocking, mooring
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
ferryingstranding
Leaving helplessly isolated
marooning · staying · remaining · abandoning · immobilizing
ferryingemigrating
Leaving one's native country
relocating · migrating · exiling · deporting · banishing
ferry, ferries, ferryboat, ferried, ferryman, ferryboats, ferrymen, ferrywoman