Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or business of carrying by ferry.
- noun The toll charged for a ferry passage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Conveyance over a stream or other water by a ferry-boat or other similar means of transport; the act or business of ferrying.
- noun Provision for ferrying; means of crossing a stream or other water by ferrying: as, inadequate ferriage; the ferriage of the river is neglected.
- noun The price charged for ferrying: as. the ferriage has been reduced.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The price or fare to be paid for passage at a ferry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable Transportation by
ferry . - noun countable The fee paid for a ferry ride.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The lake was angry and white-capped, and though a hundred caches were waiting ferriage, no boats were plying back and forth.
CHAPTER 3 2010
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Every ferry keeper in Illinois had to maintain “a post or board, on which shall be written the rates of ferriage … by law allowed.”
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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Every ferry keeper in Illinois had to maintain “a post or board, on which shall be written the rates of ferriage … by law allowed.”
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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Every ferry keeper in Illinois had to maintain “a post or board, on which shall be written the rates of ferriage … by law allowed.”
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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The final demand for ferriage across was eight yards of cloth and four fundo9 of sami-sami, or red beads; which was at once paid.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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I dined at Col. Millers, returned home in the evening. a wagoner with a 6-Horse team passed on without paying his ferriage 87 1/2 Miss E. James came over with Helena & C.K. from
Ferry Hill Plantation journal : January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839, 1961
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The state franchise laid down general regulations for ferriage but Blackford could fix specific charges.
Ferry Hill Plantation journal : January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839, 1961
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They were premitted to hire extra labor at rush periods and to spend money from the ferriage receipts without specific authorization.
Ferry Hill Plantation journal : January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839, 1961
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Blackford reached Washington too late to present his claim for ferriage to the Board which had met on June 4.
Ferry Hill Plantation journal : January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839, 1961
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For the ferriage he took money, since that was his business; for the night's lodging and supper and breakfast he would have none of it.
The Rose of Old St. Louis Mary Dillon
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