Topic: WATER
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | ferian 'to carry, take' |
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ferry2 past tense and past participle ferried, present participle ferrying, third person singular ferries [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
TTW to carry people or things a short distance from one place to another in a boat or other vehicle
ferry somebody/something (from something) to something 
The ship was used to ferry supplies to Russia during the war.
The ship was used to ferry supplies to Russia during the war.
