noun / verb · neutral
ferry
UK/ˈfɛəri/US/ˈfɛri/FER·ry
Band 6-7speakingtask2
a boat or ship carrying people and vehicles across a body of water
Examples
“We took the early ferry to the island to avoid the crowds.”
“The company ferries commuters across the river every hour.”
“The ferry service is suspended during the storm.”
Band 8 sentence
“To avoid the morning rush on the bridge, many locals now take the ferry which is surprisingly punctual.”
Collocations
- take the ferry
- ferry service
- ferry terminal
Word family
ferry nferry (someone) across vferries n (pl)
Common mistakes
I took ferry to the island.→I took the ferry to the island.
We were in the ferry.→We were on the ferry.
Say it for a higher band
5boat→6ship→7+ferry
Synonyms
boat
Easily confused
boat
“We hired a small boat to explore the lake.”
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