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cable ferry

cable ferry noun: a type of ferry which propels itself by means of one or more steel cables laid across a body of water.

Noun

cable ferry (plural cable ferries)

  1. a type of ferry which propels itself by means of one or more steel cables laid across a body of water.

Forms of cable ferry

pluralcable ferries

Questions about cable ferry

What does cable ferry mean?
Cable ferry means a type of ferry which propels itself by means of one or more steel cables laid across a body of water.
What part of speech is cable ferry?
Cable ferry is a noun.
What is the plural of cable ferry?
The plural of cable ferry is cable ferries.

Words near cable ferry in the dictionary

  1. cable core
  2. cable cores
  3. cable drum
  4. cable drums
  5. cable ferries
  6. cable ferry
  7. cable gland
  8. cable glands
  9. cable guy
  10. cable guys
  11. cable harness

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