Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ferry boat

(2 Samuel 19:18), some kind of boat for crossing the river which the men of Judah placed at the service of the king. Floats or rafts for this purpose were in use from remote times (Isaiah 18:2).

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (v. t.) To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.

2. (v. i.) To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.

3. (n.) A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.

4. (n.) A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.

5. (n.) A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.