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• ferry-boats — ● ferry boat, ferry boats nom masculin (anglais ferry boat, de ferry, passage, et boat, bateau) Bateau spécialement aménagé pour le transport des trains ou des véhicules et de leurs passagers. (; abréviation : ferry.) ● ferry boat, ferry boats… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• ferry-boat — [ feribot; ferebot ] n. m. • 1848; ferry « bateau de transport » 1782; mot angl. de to ferry « transporter » et boat « bateau », avec infl. de fer, ferré (chemin de fer, voie ferrée) pour le sens ♦ Anglic. Navire spécialement conçu pour le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• ferry boat — ˈferry boat [ferry boat ferry boats] noun a boat that is used as a ↑ferry …   Useful english dictionary

• Ferry — For other uses, see Ferry (disambiguation). Main article: Merchant ship A ferry (or ferryboat) is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry (or ferry) primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as… …   Wikipedia

• ferry — car ferry [ karferi; karfere ] n. m. • 1958; mot angl., de car « voiture » et ferry « passage »; d apr. ferry boat ♦ Anglic. Bateau servant au transport, à la fois des passagers et de leur voiture. ⇒ ferry boat, région. traversier. Traverser la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• ferry — /fer ee/, n., pl. ferries, v., ferried, ferrying. n. 1. a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water. 2. a ferryboat. 3. a service for flying… …   Universalium

• Ferry — A franchise of the Crown giving the right to carry persons and their goods in boats across a river for toll …   Medieval glossary

• ferry — Verb: To transport persons and their belongings across a river or other body of water. 35 Am J2d Ferr § 1. Noun: A place where persons are taken across a river or other body of water in boats or other vessels for hire. A boat, barge, or raft,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Mersey Ferry — Coordinates: 53°24′58″N 3°01′30″W / 53.416°N 3.025°W / 53.416; 3.025 …   Wikipedia

• Staten Island Ferry — Infobox Water transit name = Staten Island Ferry logo = logo size = image size = 250x210 locale = Staten Island and Manhattan, New York City waterway = Upper New York Bay transit type = Passenger ferry began operation = 1817 ended operation =… …   Wikipedia

• Millersburg Ferry — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia