A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.
A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.
the location of a river or stream crossing point by means of a cable or powered ferry: as in Morris Ferry Road.
A vessel transporting passengers and/or vehicles between two or more ports on a regular schedule.
A maneuver for moving a boat laterally across a current. Usually accomplished by rowing or paddling upstream at an angle. See also Reverse Ferry.
An open boat, that was rectangular in shape. It moved across the river by men pushing on the bottom of the river with poles or by pulling ropes from shore to shore. Samuel Clift ran one service in Burlington, and Dunkan Williamson ran another in Beverly.
a paddling technique used to propel a kayak back and forth laterally across the river
a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
transport by boat or aircraft
transport from one place to another
a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service
a boat or a ship that carries passengers and possibly their vehicles on scheduled services
a boat that carries passengers (and often their vehicles) on a scheduled route
a ship designed to transport people or vehicles across water on a regular schedule
a single speed vehicle, and the hybrid concept is well suited for this
a vessel that carries passengers on a scheduled, normally fixed route between two or more ports
a boat that carries people or things across a river.
Vehicle provided when access at shippers residence is limited or restricted for large trucks.
To move a kayak or other water craft laterally across a current.
A maneuver used to cross a current with little or no downstream travel. Uses the current to move a boat laterally.
To cross a current or river, without moving downstream
Smaller interstellar transport ships that run regularly scheduled routes between star systems. Carries both passengers and cargo.
a maneuver used to move a raft back & forth across a river.
Ship carrying passengers and or vehicles engaged in regular short voyages, e.g. across a river or narrow body of water, between two or more places or ports.
To move a canoe laterally across a current.
a maneuver used to cross a current with little or no down stream travel. Utilizes the current's force to move the boat sideways.
A maneuver that allows a paddler to get across the river without losing ground. To ferry you point one end of the boat upstream at an angle to the current and paddle against it to neutralize it's force.
A craft used regularly for the transport of cargo or passengers back and forth across a narrow body of water or river. Such a craft may vary in type from a small high speed yacht to a large, heavy scow used in the carriage of fully loaded freight cars.
A player that provides transport to Elite Missions, often for a fee.
A boat used to get across rivers. Sometimes they were so small that they could only carry one wagon at a time. Others were large enough to transport several wagons or even railroad cars. Ferries were usually powered by oars, by attaching a rope on the opposite shore and pulling it across, or by steam. By 1852 there were three ferries across the Missouri at Council Bluffs.
Crossing a current without traveling downstream. The paddler uses the current to move the boat laterally.
A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, but also other forms, carrying (or ferrying) passengers and sometimes their vehicles. Ferries are also used to transport freight (in lorries and sometimes unpowered freight containers) and even railroad cars. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services.