ferryboat
/ˈferibəʊt/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेरिबोट
नाव, फ़ेरी, घाट-नाव
Basic word
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a boat that carries people, vehicles or goods across a river or a narrow part of the sea, usually on a regular service
नाव, फ़ेरी, घाट-नाव
- We took a ferryboat across the Hooghly.
- The ferryboat runs every half an hour.
- The old ferryboat creaked as it left the bank.
+ 2 more examples
- Passengers queued to board the ferryboat at dawn.
- A ferryboat carries commuters between the two towns.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ferryboat (countable noun)
Ferryboat is countable: a ferryboat, many ferryboats. It is often written as two words, ferry boat, or shortened to ferry.
'Ferryboat' countable है; इसे कभी 'ferry boat' भी लिखा जाता है और अक्सर केवल 'ferry' कहा जाता है।
- The ferryboat was crowded with villagers.
- Two ferryboats sailed across the lake.
on / aboard a ferryboat
Use on or aboard for being inside the vessel.
Vessel के अंदर होने के लिए on या aboard आता है।
- Passengers waited on the ferryboat for the signal.
- Everyone aboard the ferryboat wore a life jacket.
ferryboat + verb of movement
A ferryboat crosses, sails, docks or leaves; the verb is chosen by the movement.
Ferryboat के साथ crosses, sails, docks, leaves जैसी गति वाली क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- The ferryboat docked at the pier at noon.
- The ferryboat crosses the river four times a day.
by ferryboat
As a means of travel, drop the article.
यात्रा के साधन के रूप में article हटा दिया जाता है।
- They travelled to the village by ferryboat.
+Collocations 5
adjective + ferryboat
oldwoodenovercrowdedmotorisedsteam
- An overcrowded ferryboat is a danger to all passengers.
verb + ferryboat
boardsailrunsteeroverload
- The captain steered the ferryboat through the fog.
ferryboat + noun
captainpierticketcrewservice
- Buy your ferryboat ticket at the counter near the pier.
ferryboat + preposition
across the riverto the portfrom the jetty
- The ferryboat from the jetty reaches the island in ten minutes.
ferryboat + noun phrase
accidentfareschedulelandingrope
- The ferryboat schedule changes during the rainy season.
“More examples 6
- The old ferryboat has carried people across the river for fifty years.
पुरानी ferryboat पचास वर्षों से लोगों को नदी पार करा रही है।
- A ferryboat accident in the monsoon led to a safety inquiry.
मानसून में हुई ferryboat दुर्घटना के बाद सुरक्षा जाँच बैठाई गई।
- The ferryboat blew its horn before leaving the jetty.
Ferryboat ने घाट छोड़ने से पहले हॉर्न बजाया।
- Students use a ferryboat to reach their college on the other bank.
विद्यार्थी दूसरे किनारे पर स्थित अपने कॉलेज पहुँचने के लिए ferryboat का उपयोग करते हैं।
- Radhika watched the ferryboat grow smaller on the horizon.
राधिका ने ferryboat को क्षितिज पर छोटी होते देखा।
- The ferryboat was tied to the pole with a thick rope.
Ferryboat को एक मोटी रस्सी से खंभे से बाँधा गया था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The ferryboat are late today.
✓ The ferryboat is late today.
A singular subject takes a singular verb.
Singular subject के साथ singular verb (is) आती है।
✗ We reached the island with a ferryboat.
✓ We reached the island by ferryboat.
Means of transport takes by, not with.
यात्रा के साधन के लिए 'by' आता है, 'with' नहीं।