\Fer"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ferrying}.] [OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to
go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See
{Fare}.]
To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow
water, in a boat.

\Fer"ry\, v. i.
To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
      They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro.
                                               --Milton.

\Fer"ry\, n.; pl. {Ferries}. [OE. feri; akin to Icel.
ferja, Sw. f["a]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f["a]hre. See {Ferry},
v. t.]
1. A place where persons or things are carried across a
   river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.
         It can pass the ferry backward into light. --Milton.
         To row me o'er the ferry.             --Campbell.
2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over
   narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying
   passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging
   tolls.
{Ferry bridge}, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the
   transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.
{Ferry railway}. See under {Railway}.