ferry

• Bateau ou navire servant à transporter des personnes, des véhicules ou des marchandises d'un point à un autre à travers une étendue d'eau, généralement selon un horaire régulier.

A noun referring to a boat or ship used to transport people, vehicles, or goods across a body of water, typically on a regular schedule.

1. Passenger boatA2formal

   A boat or ship used to transport people, vehicles, or goods across a body of water, typically on a regular schedule.

   bac (ou ferry)

   • We took the ferry from Dover to Calais.
   • The ferry departs every hour from the harbor.
   • She crossed the river on a small passenger ferry.

   Synonymescar-ferryferryboatpacketpacket boat

2. Short-distance transportA2formal

   A service that carries people or goods over a short distance, especially across water.

   Ferry (transport court)

   • The island is only accessible by ferry.
   • He works on the ferry that connects the two towns.
   • The ferry service was suspended due to bad weather.

   Synonymesferryboatpacketpacket boatshuttle

• Verbe désignant le transport de personnes ou de marchandises par bateau, avion ou véhicule, généralement selon un itinéraire régulier.

A verb used to indicate the act of transporting people or goods by boat, aircraft, or vehicle, typically over a regular route.

1. Transport by boatB1formal

   To carry or transport people, vehicles, or goods across a body of water, typically by a ferry boat.

   transporter par bac

   • The boat ferried passengers across the river every hour.
   • They ferried supplies to the island during the storm.
   • The company ferries cars between the mainland and the island.

   Synonymescarryconveyshipshuttletransporttransship

2. Transport repeatedlyB2informal

   To transport someone or something repeatedly from one place to another, often over a short distance.

   transporter à plusieurs reprises

   • She ferried her children to school and back every day.
   • The driver ferried the guests from the hotel to the venue.
   • He ferried boxes from the warehouse to the store.

   Synonymescarryconveyhaulshuttletotetransport