There are different types of ferry.
Ferry is an English term that is part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ). The entity, in any case, mentions its adaptation to Spanish as ferri (with I instead of Y ).
A ferry or ferry is a ferry (also accepted as a ferry , without N ). It is a boat that, on a regular basis, connects two points .
Importance of the ferry
Generally a ferry is dedicated to the transportation of passengers , covering a specific route at certain pre-established times. Sometimes, the ferry also has the capacity to carry out the transfer of vehicles .
In many regions, the ferry is a means of transportation of great importance in people's daily lives. There are cities where rivers or lakes cross to join two places separated by water. It should be noted that, sometimes, the ferry operates in areas where there are no tunnels or bridges or where it is cheaper and faster to resort to transportation by water.
Take the case of visits to the Statue of Liberty . This famous monument is located on an island in New York ( United States ), known as Liberty Island . To get to this site, it is common to take a ferry.
Different types of ferry
It is possible to distinguish between multiple types of ferry. The catamaran , for example, is a boat that has two hulls and that usually functions as a ferry. The three-hull trimaran also serves as a ferry.
The high- speed ferry is known as a fast ferry or by the English expression fast ferry . It should be noted that a fast ferry can be a monohull, catamaran, etc.
The railway ferry , for its part, carries railway vehicles, with rails for the location of the cars. A cable ferry , meanwhile, moves thanks to a cable that crosses the water from shore to shore.
There are ferries that can transport vehicles.
The surname Ferry
There are countries where Ferry is a common surname. In fact, it is shared by several personalities who became known in different areas.
We can name the English singer-songwriter Bryan Ferry , born in 1945 . He rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of Roxy Music and later found success as a solo artist.
Danny Ferry , on the other hand, is an American basketball player who played in the Italian league and, for thirteen seasons , in the NBA . He is the son of another former NBA player: Bob Ferry .
French singer Catherine Ferry , meanwhile, rose to popularity in 1976 when she represented her nation in the Eurovision Song Contest .
In some cases, Ferry is the first name. In this framework, reference can be made to the Dutch DJ Ferry Corsten and the Austrian-Finnish singer Ferry Graf .
Various locations in the United States
In the United States, finally, we find numerous sites that bear the name of Ferry . Ferry Pass appears in the state of Florida , which has more than 28,000 inhabitants.
Ferry County in Washington , Ferry Township in Michigan , and Ferry Census Designated Place in Alaska are also administrative divisions with different geographic and demographic characteristics that have this same designation.