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Ferry bridge

Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl. Ferries. [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. f["a]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f["a]hre. See Ferry, v. t.]

  1. A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.

    It can pass the ferry backward into light.
    --Milton.

    To row me o'er the ferry.
    --Campbell.

  2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.

  3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.

    Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.

    Ferry railway. See under Railway.