渡し船
Meanings
1
A boat used to carry people, vehicles, or goods across a river or narrow waterway.
There is a ferry on this river.
In the old days, people crossed to the opposite bank by ferry.
Usage patterns
- 〈渡し船〉に乗るto get on/ride a ferryboat
The villagers boarded the ferryboat and crossed to the other bank.
- 〈渡し船〉で〈場所〉を渡るto cross a river/strait by ferryboat
We crossed the river by ferryboat.
- 〈渡し船〉が出るfor a ferryboat to depart
The ferryboat departs early in the morning.