Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ferrying

1 sense of ferrying

Sense 1
ferry, ferrying -- (transport by boat or aircraft)
       => transportation, shipping, transport -- (the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ferry

3 senses of ferry

Sense 1
ferry -- (transport from one place to another)
       => bring, convey, take -- (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point")

Sense 2
ferry -- (transport by ferry)
       => transport -- (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)

Sense 3
ferry -- (travel by ferry)
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

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