Ferry meaning : A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule. A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship. The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service. To carry; transport; convey. To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly. To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores. To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.