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ferryboat

fer·ry·boat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fer-ee-boht]
    • /ˈfɛr iˌboʊt/
    • /ˈferɪbəʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fer-ee-boht]
    • /ˈfɛr iˌboʊt/

Definitions of ferryboat word

  • noun ferryboat a boat used to transport passengers, vehicles, etc., across a river or the like. 1
  • noun ferryboat (nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule. 1
  • countable noun ferryboat A ferryboat is a boat used as a ferry. 0
  • noun ferryboat ferry (sense 7) 0
See all 4 definitions of ferryboat

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Origin of ferryboat

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, ferryboat is from the late Middle English word feryboot. See ferry, boat

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Parts of speech for Ferryboat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ferryboat

ferryboat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ferryboat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ferryboat

noun ferryboat

  • barge — A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Barges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals.
  • packet — a small group or package of anything: a packet of letters.
All 2 Synonyms of ferryboat

Related words

  • back

    If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.

  • double-ended

    having the two ends alike.

  • ferriage

    conveyance or transportation by a ferryboat.

  • ferry

    a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.

  • pram

    a flat-bottomed, snub-nosed boat used as a fishing vessel or tender for larger vessels.

  • scow

    any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
All related words to ferryboat

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