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transport vs ferry

ferry vs transport

transport and ferry both are nouns.

transport and ferry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transport Yes No Yes No
ferry Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ferry is a hyponym of transport; that is, ferry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transport:
  • transport: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
  • ferry: transport by boat or aircraft
As verbs, ferry is a hyponym of transport; that is, ferry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transport:
  • transport: move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
  • ferry: transport by ferry
transport (noun) ferry (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials transport by boat or aircraft
the act of moving something from one location to another a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
something that serves as a means of transportation
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
transport (verb) ferry (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body travel by ferry
send from one person or place to another transport by ferry
hold spellbound transport from one place to another
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
transport commercially
Difference between transport and ferry

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