a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

To cross (a body of water) by a ferry, To cross a body of water on or as if on a ferry, transitive verb_ To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a vehicle, To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat, verb_ travel by ferry, transport from one place to another, noun_ A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry, A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc, charging tolls

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it, One who rides or travels in a train, motor vehicle, boat, ship, ferry, hovercraft, aircraft, etc., but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew, A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc, verb_ intransitive To ride as a passenger in a vehicle