Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferryboat

/ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: fer-ry-boat
IPA: /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule

Example Sentences

"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"
"The ferryboat "Argentina" rides toward Golden Gate, her ocean-going prow slicing the waves."
"It was on this vessel that the founder of the second largest ferryboat company on Puget Sound..."

Etymology

From ferry + boat.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/
British English: /ˈfɛɹiˌbəʊt/

Inflected Forms

ferryboats (plural) ferry-boat (alternative) ferry boat (alternative)

Derived Forms

ferryboater ferryboating ferryboatman

Synonyms

ferry

Questions

How do you pronounce ferryboat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/.
What does ferryboat mean?: A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
Where does ferryboat come from?: From ferry + boat.

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