1.a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service
a car ferry
We're going to the Channel Islands by ferry.
2.to transport people or goods in a vehicle, especially regularly and often
I spend most of my time ferrying the children around.
The ships ferried rice, coal, and silk to consumers in Europe.
3.a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, esp. as a regular service
There’s no bridge around here, but you can take a ferry across the river.
4.to transport someone or something repeatedly or regularly
As parents, we seem to spend most of our time ferrying the kids to and from their friends’ homes.
5.a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service
Competition from the Channel Tunnel is making life hard for the ferries.
Gale-force winds have cut ferry services.