n.
 (pl. ferries)
 a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially as a regular service.
v.
 (ferries, ferrying, ferried)
 convey by ferry or other transport, especially on short, regular trips.
Derivative
  
    
      - ferryman n. (pl. ferrymen) .
 
  Etymology
  ME: from ON ferja ‘ferry boat’, of Gmc origin and rel. to fare.