car ferry

noun

A ferry that transports cars (motor vehicles).

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Meanings

nouncar ferry (plural car ferries)

plural car ferries

  1. nauticalA ferry that transports cars (motor vehicles).

    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.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 389, about Ullapool
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APA

car ferry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20ferry

MLA

“car ferry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20ferry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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