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ferry

[fer-ee] / ˈfɛr i /
NOUN
transportation boat
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Travellers were facing wait times of over two hours at the terminal in southern England to get the cross-Channel ferry to France, the Port of Dover said in traffic updates.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Before boarding a cross-Channel ferry at Dover travellers have to go through French border checks.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

French authorities suspended the European Union's new digital border check system at Britain's Port of Dover on Saturday, as traffic piled up at the UK ferry terminal at the start of the long weekend.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

SpaceX needs Starship to ferry new, more advanced Starlink satellites and orbital data centers to low-Earth-orbit, both of which are key to the company’s success.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

We knew because we met the ferry each evening.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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