ferry
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The meaning (definition) of the word ferry
a boat that carries people and cars across the water
The word ferry used in a sentence
“We rode on a big ferry boat across the water.”
Words that mean the same as ferry (synonyms)
boatship
The plural of the word ferry
ferries
How the word ferry is said around the world
| French | traversier (trahversyay) |
| Spanish | transportar (trahnspohrtahr) |
| Mandarin | 渡船 (dù chuán) |
| Hindi | नौका (nawkah) |
| Arabic | العبارة (ahleebahrah) |
| Russian | паром (parom) |
| Portuguese (EU) | balsa (bahlsuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | balsa (bowsa) |
| Japanese | フェリー (ferii) |
| German | Fähre (fairruh) |
| Urdu | فیری (fayree) |
| Punjabi | ਫੈਰੀ (peree) |
| Korean | 나룻배 (narusbae) |
| Hebrew | מַעבּוֹרֶת (mahbohrayt) |
| Greek | πορθμείο (porthmeio) |
| Dutch | veerboot (veerboht) |
| Tagalog | lantsa (lahntsah) |
| Vietnamese | phà (fah) |
| Turkish | feribot (fayreebawt) |
| Persian | کشتی (kahshtee) |
| Polish | prom (prawm) |
| Ukrainian | пором (porom) |
| Bengali | ফেরি (fayree) |
| Swedish | färja (feryah) |
| Italian | traghetto (trahgaytoh) |
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