Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

car ferry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: car -fer-ry
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ferry that transports cars (motor vehicles).

Example Sentences

"The harbour is now a terminus of the Hebridean car-ferry service to Stornoway in Lewis, and the fishing grounds of the Minch attract many boats from east-coast ports."

Inflected Forms

car ferries (plural)

Questions

What does car ferry mean?: A ferry that transports cars (motor vehicles).

How to pronounce car ferry

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