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ferryboat

[fer-ee-boht] / ˈfɛr iˌboʊt /
NOUN
ferry
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In September 1940 when the heavy cruiser HMS Sussex was hit by a 250lb German bomb while undergoing repairs at Yorkhill Quay, the Ferguson-built Ferryboat No.4 helped put out the flames.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

A second of these horse ferries, Vehicular Ferryboat No. 4, was built for the Govan crossing in 1938.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

Mr Henderson said he and his wife started moving valuables from their property at Ferryboat Farm Fisheries in Old Denaby, Mexborough, just before midnight on 19 October.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

In Manhattan, Ferryboat Captain John J. McCabe, 64, celebrated his 250,000th crossing of the Hudson River, received a plaque in honor of 34 years of service without an accident.

From Time Magazine Archive

I'll never forgit how scared I was when we'd cross Black Cypress on Roger's Ferryboat and it'd begin to rock.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration




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