ferry/ˈferɪ/
n.-ries渡船A ferry crosses the river every hour.渡船每小时过河一次。
People used to cross the river by ferry, but now here is built a new concrete bridge.从前人们在这里常乘渡船过河，然而现在这里已经建起了一座新的混凝土大桥。
We waited more than three hours at the ferry, but no sign of a boat was seen.我们在渡口等了三个多小时，还是不见船的影子。
(= ferryboat)