ferryboat

[ fer-ee-boht ]

noun

1. a boat used to transport passengers, vehicles, etc., across a river or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ferryboat¹

First recorded in 1400–50, ferryboat is from the late Middle English word feryboot. See ferry, boat

Example Sentences

Mr. Erdogan, 70, grew up in Istanbul, where his father worked as a ferryboat captain.

From New York Times

“I just remember having this great little apartment with unbelievable views where I could watch the ferryboats go by at night. I just love Seattle.”

From Seattle Times

But Vigor’s attention is increasingly taken up by the lucrative work on the Navy’s gray ships over the green-and-white ferryboats.

From Seattle Times

I grew up fishing with my dad on Fauntleroy Cove, feasting on fried rockfish and falling asleep to ferryboat foghorns.

From Seattle Times

They would accompany the assassins in the ferryboat and help them on the other side.

From Literature

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