Definition
A route or course across water regularly used by ferries, or an officially designated waterway for ferry traffic.
Etymology
From ferry + way (path). This compound emerged as ferry services became organized and needed defined routes, similar to railway terminology.
Kelly Says
Ferryways have shaped geography and commerce for millennia—the Thames ferryway in London supported thousands of wherrymen (light boat operators) before bridges made ferries less necessary.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባህር መንገድ
bahar men-ged
ARالعربية
طريق العبارات
ṭarīq al-'ubārāt
BNবাংলা
ফেরি পথ
feri path
CACatalà
via de vaixell
vee-a de va-i-xel
CSČeština
trasa pro trajekty
trasa pro tra-jekty
DADansk
færgevej
fär-ge-vej
DEDeutsch
Fährstraße
fahr-shtråss-eh
ELΕλληνικά
λιμάνι
li-ma-ni
ESEspañol
vía fluvial
vee-ah floo-vee-al
FAفارسی
جادهٔ قایق
jade-ye qāʾeq
FISuomi
lauttaväylä
laut-ta-väh-lä
FRFrançais
voie ferrée
vwa fer-ray
GUGU
ફેરી માર્ગ
fe-ree maarg
HEעברית
דרך מעבורות
derekh me'uvrot
HIहिन्दी
फ़ेरी मार्ग
fehri marg
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan feri
ja-lan fe-ree
ITItaliano
via fluviale
vee-ah floo-vee-ale
KKKK
желтоқсан
je-lto-qsan
KMKM
ផ្លូវទន្លេ
plou-v ton-le
MRMR
फेरी मार्ग
fe-ree maarg
MSBahasa Melayu
jalan feri
ja-lan fe-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြောင်းလမ်း
ye-kya-ng-lan
NLNederlands
veerweg
veer-weg
NONorsk
fergevei
fer-ge-vei
PAPA
ਫੇਰੀ ਰਾਹ
fe-ree raah
PLPolski
droga promowa
drowa prom-owa
PTPortuguês
via fluvial
vee-ah floo-vee-al
RORomână
drum fluvial
drum floo-vee-al
RUРусский
водный путь
vodny put'
SVSvenska
färjväg
färj-väg
SWKiswahili
njia ya feri
njia ya fer-ee
TAதமிழ்
படகு வழி
pada-ku va-zi
TEతెలుగు
బోటు మార్గం
bōṭu mārgamu
TLTL
daan ng ferry
daan ng fer-ee
TRTürkçe
feribot yolu
fer-i-bot yo-lu
UKУкраїнська
водний шлях
vodny shlyakh
URاردو
بارہا سڑک
ba-ra-ha sar-ak
VITiếng Việt
đường ferri
dung fer-ee
ZUZU
umthombo wama-ferry
oom-thombo wa-ma-fer-ee