What is the difference between a boat ship and a ferry?

Ferry: Intended to transport passengers and perhaps their vehicles on a scheduled route. While the ferry may have entertainment and facilities for the passengers, the principle aim is to transport the passengers from A to B. Boat: A small vessel. A small vessel is a boat and a large vessel is a ship.



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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ferry, such as: barge, ferryboat, packet, packet boat, and passage boat.

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countable noun [also by N] A ferry is a boat that transports passengers and sometimes also vehicles, usually across rivers or short stretches of sea. They had recrossed the River Gambia by ferry. Synonyms: ferry boat, boat, ship, passenger boat More Synonyms of ferry.

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Whilst large in her day, Titanic would be equivalent only to a mid-sized ferry in the modern era, the sort of ship many have sailed on to get to France or Holland, and this normally comes as a revelation, he said.

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Overall, there were 4,428 passenger ships in the world merchant fleet in 2017, some 1,350 of which were pure passenger ferries.

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