Ferries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl. {Ferries}. [OE. feri; akin to Icel.
     ferja, Sw. f[aum]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f[aum]hre. See
     {Ferry}, v. t.]
     1. A place where persons or things are carried across a
        river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.
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              It can pass the ferry backward into light. --Milton.
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              To row me o'er the ferry.             --Campbell.
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     2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over
        narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
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     3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying
        passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging
        tolls.
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     {Ferry bridge}, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the
        transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.
  
     {Ferry railway}. See under {Railway}.
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