Plural of ferry
regular plural
The plural of ferry is ferries.
Forms of ferry
| Singular | ferry /ˈfɛɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | ferries |
| Countable | countable |
Ferries in a sentence
- In those days there was a ferry at Sleepytown. Modern roads and bridges for motor vehicles have rendered such local river ferries obsolete.
- Flying ferries are the watercraft of the future!From the entry flying
- They are then loaded onto ferries by dockyard tractors called "tugs".2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “Ro Ro Rail takes the freight train to Spain”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 49. From the entry tug
- Steamers, ferries, and tugboats pulling strings of barges behind them created rush-hour traffic on a laneless thoroughfare.2009, Jessica DuLong, My River Chronicles, page 13. From the entry laneless
- We will have a better link-up with the ferries, with the hovercraft, with the buses and, of course, the railway.2023 March 22, Paul Clifton, “Island Line to reopen to Ryde Pier in June... possibly”, in RAIL, number 979, page 24. From the entry link-up
Meaning of ferry
- verb To carry; transport; convey.
- verb To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
- verb To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.
Questions about the plural of ferry
- What is the plural of ferry?
- The plural of ferry is ferries.
- Is ferry countable?
- Ferry is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ferry (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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