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Definition of Ferryboat
1. Noun. A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule.
Generic synonyms: Boat
Specialized synonyms: Car-ferry
Derivative terms: Ferry, Ferry
Definition of Ferryboat
1. n. A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., across streams and other narrow waters.
Definition of Ferryboat
1. Noun. (nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ferryboat
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferryboat
Literary usage of Ferryboat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1912)
"... provided in the deed that neither the vendee nor his heirs and assigns should
establish a common ferryboat landing on the property conveyed, ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"The plaintiff was then sworn as a witness, and testified that on the afternoon
of June 11,1880, she crossed over with her son Charles, by a ferryboat to New ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"ferryboat. "Public place," as used In Code, I 4207, prohibiting playing at a game
of cards in a public place, should be construed to Include л ferryboat ..."
4. The Port and City of Philadelphia by Frank Hamilton Taylor, Wilfred Harvey Schoff (1912)
"Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboat. that service and to decide all differences which
may arise ... ferryboat."
5. Songs of a City by Howard Vigne Sutherland (1904)
"ferryboat FANCIES. The sun above, and the girl I love, A breeze and a ...
The seagulls glide by the ferryboat's side, Or dive for a dainty thrown By a poor ..."
6. ... New Complete Geography by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1907)
"The ferryboat is coming from Brooklyn to Wall Street. The first steamship on your
right goes to the Bahamas, ..."
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