ferry
/ˈferi/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेरी
नौका, फ़ेरी
Basic word
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[C]
a boat or ship that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea
नौका, फ़ेरी
- We crossed the river by ferry.
- The ferry to the island leaves at nine o'clock.
- We waited on the jetty for the last ferry.
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- A ferry carries cars across the bay.
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[T]
to carry people or goods in a boat or other vehicle from one place to another, often for a short distance
पहुँचाना, ढोना
- Buses ferried students to the exam centre.
- Boats ferried the villagers to safety during the flood.
- My uncle ferries tourists to the temple island.
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- Volunteers ferried supplies to the relief camp.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
by ferry
Say by ferry, with no article, for the means of travel.
यात्रा के साधन के लिए 'by ferry' बिना article के बोला जाता है।
- We crossed to the island by ferry.
- Cars can cross the river by ferry.
take / catch / miss the ferry
Use a definite article when you mean a particular ferry.
किसी विशेष ferry की बात हो तो 'the' लगता है।
- We missed the last ferry and stayed overnight.
- Take the ferry from Gateway of India to Elephanta.
ferry + object + across / to / between (verb)
As a verb, ferry means to carry people or goods regularly between two places.
क्रिया के रूप में 'ferry' का अर्थ है दो स्थानों के बीच लोगों या सामान को बार-बार ले जाना।
- Small boats ferry villagers across the river each morning.
- Buses were used to ferry the injured to the hospital.
be ferried (passive)
The passive is common when the focus is on the people or goods carried.
जब ध्यान ले जाए गए लोगों या सामान पर हो, तब passive रूप आम है।
- Hundreds of pilgrims were ferried to the temple island.
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ferry + noun
serviceterminalridefarepierroutecrossing
- The ferry service stops during heavy floods.
verb + a ferry
catchmissboardtakeoperate
- We boarded the ferry at six in the morning.
adjective + ferry
passengercarrivernightdailycross-channel
- The daily river ferry is cheaper than the bridge route.
ferry + preposition
across the riverto the islandbetween two ports
- The ferry between the two ports runs every hour.
ferry + of + group
a ferry of passengersa ferry of trucksa ferry of pilgrims
- A ferry of pilgrims reached the temple island before sunrise.
“More examples 6
- The ferry to Elephanta Island leaves from Mumbai every half hour.
Elephanta द्वीप की ferry मुंबई से हर आधे घंटे पर चलती है।
- During the floods, boats ferried food and medicine to the cut-off villages.
बाढ़ के दौरान नावों ने कटे हुए गाँवों तक भोजन और दवाइयाँ पहुँचाईं।
- Radhika's father worked on the Ganga ferry for twenty years.
राधिका के पिता ने बीस वर्ष तक गंगा की ferry पर काम किया।
- A new car ferry will link the two banks of the river.
एक नई car ferry नदी के दोनों किनारों को जोड़ेगी।
- Parents ferry their children to school and tuition every day.
माता-पिता अपने बच्चों को रोज़ स्कूल और ट्यूशन तक छोड़ते-लाते हैं।
- The ferry was cancelled because of the high tide.
ऊँची लहरों के कारण ferry रद्द कर दी गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We went to the island with ferry.
✓ We went to the island by ferry.
Means of transport takes by, without an article.
यात्रा के साधन के लिए 'by' आता है, 'with' नहीं, और article नहीं लगता।
✗ We went to the island by a ferry.
✓ We went to the island by ferry.
After by, a means of transport has no article.
'By' के बाद यात्रा के साधन से पहले article नहीं लगता।
AaSpelling
fer·ry
?Which word?
Keep apart ferry (a boat for short journeys) and fairy (a small imaginary creature with magic powers).
Ferry (छोटी यात्राओं की नाव) और fairy (जादुई शक्तियों वाला छोटा काल्पनिक प्राणी, परी) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the boat words together: ferry, barge (a flat boat for goods on rivers), canoe, raft, yacht (a sailing boat for pleasure), steamer, launch.
नाव के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ferry, barge (नदियों पर माल ढोने की चपटी नाव), canoe, raft, yacht (आनंद के लिए पाल वाली नाव), steamer, launch।