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as in to haul
to support and take from one place to another
there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground
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Recent Examples of ferry
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
An honor guard loaded the caisson, a ceremonial wagon designed a century ago to ferry artillery to the battlefront and the wounded and dead to the rear, with an empty coffin.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Consider taking the ferry from Karakoy to Kadikoy, which affords you all the best views of the old city, the Galata Tower, and the Maiden’s Tower for the very reasonable price of $1.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Airships remained popular throughout the 1920s and 1930s, even ferrying explorers to the North Pole in 1926.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
An honor guard loaded the caisson, a ceremonial wagon designed a century ago to ferry artillery to the battlefront and the wounded and dead to the rear, with an empty coffin.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Hop off the ferry and head straight to Dinghy Dock, an island institution serving fresh seafood and local cuisine with harbor views.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Consider taking the ferry from Karakoy to Kadikoy, which affords you all the best views of the old city, the Galata Tower, and the Maiden’s Tower for the very reasonable price of $1.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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Milk, which had been received there, is now being hauled to Winsted while other operations of the local plant remain unchanged.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Several autonomous truck companies, including Aurora, Kodiak and Torc Robotics, are already hauling customer cargo on test routes.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The 11-night cruise will sail round-trip from Miami on Feb. 9, 2026, aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl ship.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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On match point, Swiatek sailed a forehand long and Keys clenched both fists and let out a huge smile.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Maritime Museum of San Diego seeks volunteers The nonprofit Maritime Museum of San Diego starts the next Docent Volunteer Training Program for newcomers Jan. 21 at the museum on the upper deck of the ferryboat Berkeley.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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For example, when over 1,000 people died in a ferryboat accident in the Red Sea in 2006, critics accused the military of failing to deploy quickly enough to rescue them.—
Jeff Martini,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2011
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One river trader, who typically transported his bananas by boat, told Nolte that he was forced to carry them overland in 104-degree heat.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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The new legislation also eliminates DeSantis’ control over transporting migrants, according to a memo to legislators released by House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, and Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Her younger brother, Luke, had died in a boating accident.—
Autumn Barnes,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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Whether your passion is boating, kayaking, paddleboarding, or simply relaxing by the shore, carpe diem.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Claudia Morales/Reuters Felicidad Quispe works as a taxi driver in El Alto, Bolivia.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2025
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April 30, 1987: Feds offer immigrants ways to gain legal status Less than 1 1/2 years after overseeing raids on taxi drivers in the U.S. illegally, Moyer details plans to open four centers to help immigrants with paperwork to become legal U.S. residents.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Furman, who chaired President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, argues that this approach carries similar risks to those that damaged the Biden economic legacy.—
Neil Irwin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Discovery will now each broadcast five races in the middle of the season, respectively, as longtime partners FOX Sports and NBC Sports are only carrying 14 of the 38 races each.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
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Riders still get the panoramic views of a gondola, but the wait is longer, and the cabin is less comfortable (with standing room and only two seats in each) than those developed for cities in Latin America, Europe and North Africa.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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Skiing Snowbasin has 13 lifts — including a high-speed quad, two gondolas, and a tram — to reach its 115 runs, which are spread across distinct zones: Needles, Strawberry, and John Paul.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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