noun, plural ferries. 1. a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water. 2. a ferryboat.
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[b]DEFINITION:[/b] A [b][i]phrase[/b][/i] is a group of related words that does not include a subject and verb. [b]The Garden of Phrases[/b] - [http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/phrases.htm].