ferryboat
🇺🇸
/ˈfɛriˌbot/
🇬🇧
/'ferɪbəʊt/
A type of boat that carries people and things across water for short trips.
We missed the ferryboat, but we can catch the next one in an hour.
A boat made to carry cars and people across rivers or lakes.
We saved time by taking the ferryboat across the river instead of driving around.