ferryboat

Noun

fer=ry=boat

WORDNET DICTIONARY

ferryboat(n = noun.artifact) ferry - a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule;

is a kind of boat

has particulars: car-ferry

ferryboat, n.

A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., usually across streams, rivers, bays, and other narrow waters. [1913 Webster]

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