ferryableadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛrɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˈfɛriəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1800s– ferryable, 1900s– ferriable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ferry v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < ferry v. + -able suffix.

Now rare.

Of a river or other stretch of water: navigable or crossable by ferry.In quot. 1993 in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > [adjective] > navigable > that may be crossed by ferry

ferryable1860

1860 All Year Round 24 Nov. 158/2 A flood had converted the river into a torrent; it was neither fordable nor ferryable.

1888 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 242/1 A place..on the Indus, where it is fordable or ferryable, according to the season.

1905 A. Little Far East xiii. 208 In winter, when the rivers are ferryable, the passes beyond are closed by snow.

1993 G. Hausman Tunkashila p. xviii One who bridges the gap in understanding, one who makes the figurative crossing ferryable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ferryable
释义	ferryableadj. Brit. /ˈfɛrɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈfɛriəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1800s– ferryable, 1900s– ferriable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ferry v., -able suffix. Etymology: < ferry v. + -able suffix. Now rare. Of a river or other stretch of water: navigable or crossable by ferry.In quot. 1993 in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [adjective] > navigable > that may be crossed by ferry ferryable1860 1860 All Year Round 24 Nov. 158/2 A flood had converted the river into a torrent; it was neither fordable nor ferryable. 1888 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 242/1 A place..on the Indus, where it is fordable or ferryable, according to the season. 1905 A. Little Far East xiii. 208 In winter, when the rivers are ferryable, the passes beyond are closed by snow. 1993 G. Hausman Tunkashila p. xviii One who bridges the gap in understanding, one who makes the figurative crossing ferryable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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