Meaning

noun a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

noun transport by boat or aircraft

verb transport from one place to another

originThe verb is from Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey”), from Old English ferian, from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną, which see for cognates. This verb is the causative of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go, travel”), whence English fare; ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-. The noun is from Middle English ferie (“place of crossing, ferry”), which was…

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