Home › Words › F › ferryboatferryboat/ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/ferryboat means A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule.ferryboat is pronounced /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/.EtymologyFrom ferry + boat.nounA boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedulee.g.“He insists that it is practically undisputed that, when the ferryboat crossed the bow of the tug to make her slip, she crossed at a distance of at least 300 feet away” — 1893, James Wells Goodwin, Peyton Boyle, Robert Desty, The Federal reporter, volume 54, page 206:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ferryboater 74% match — Someone who pilots, or travels by, a ferryboat vs ferryboat →ferryman 70% match — A man who operates a ferry. vs ferryboat →ferrywoman 67% match — A woman who operates a ferry. vs ferryboat →ferrying 67% match — The act by which something is ferried. vs ferryboat →superferry 61% match — A particularly large or luxurious ferry (passenger ship). vs ferryboat →ferriable 61% match — Capable of being ferried. vs ferryboat →waterfaring 61% match — travelling on a waterway vs ferryboat →waterboat 60% match — A boat carrying water in bulk to supply ships. vs ferryboat →