The act of transporting people or goods across a river, water body, or distance, or the charge/fare paid for such transportation.
From ferry + -age (suffix meaning action or cost). Ferry itself comes from Old Norse ferja, related to fare (a journey), tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots meaning to go or carry.
Ferryage was one of the oldest transportation businesses—ancient Egyptians charged for ferry passage across the Nile, and Charon in Greek mythology was literally the mythological first ferryman collecting payment for souls.
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