Definitions for ferryboat

ferryboat fer·ry·boat

Spelling: [fer-ee-boht]
IPA: /ˈfɛr iˌboʊt/

Ferryboat is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 365 anagrams from letters in ferryboat (abeforrty).

Definitions for ferryboat

noun

  1. a boat used to transport passengers, vehicles, etc., across a river or the like.

Origin of ferryboat

First recorded in 1400-50, ferryboat is from the late Middle English word feryboot. See ferry, boat

Examples for ferryboat

Alix and Peter watched the others at the railing until the ferryboat turned.

At first Captain Hewitt didn't want to take the ferryboat out.

Noon found him in the city named and he crossed the river on the ferryboat.

There was some sort of landing there at which the ferryboat put up.

The weather was bad, the ferryboat steamier and smellier than ever.

Then they passed through the narrow gateway upon the ferryboat.

On the ferryboat, as they crossed to Hoboken, he was more sociable.

He reached the water's edge, and hailed the ferryboat, which was then on the other side of the river.

The ferryboat was well on her way when a violent storm arose.

She might have been on a ferryboat going from shore to shore of the Hudson!

Word Value for ferryboat
Scrable

17

Words with friends

17

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