English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "veerboot" is om mense, voertuie of goedere oor 'n watermassa, tipies 'n rivier of 'n baai, met 'n boot of 'n skip te vervoer. Dit kan ook verwys na die boot of skip wat vir hierdie doel gebruik word. Daarbenewens kan "veerboot" as 'n selfstandige naamwoord gebruik word om 'n gereelde diens van vervoer van mense, voertuie of goedere oor 'n watermassa te beskryf.

Sentence Examples

  1. Never fear, my friend, this time the ferry did not drift off course and run aground in Bermuda.
  2. If Maria was using Shirley to lead me to those works, then she could have hired the man in the black sedan to ferry them about, make the switches, keep tabs on my movements.
  3. He blearily remembered turning up there to see if any of the late pubs were kicking out, hoping that maybe a rank of taxis had formed to ferry the late-night revellers home, but he had been disappointed.
  4. A week later, the agent, Luisa, met us at the ferry terminal.
  5. My ferry to the second floor was thrilling, and I, too, felt compelled to wave to strangers in the lobby.
  6. After the other cars boarded, the ferry juddered into beautiful Howe Sound, leaving a wake of parallel white lines on a canvas of deep green velvet ringed by snow-capped peaks.
  7. Before catching the ferry, however, he cornered me in the kitchen.
  8. As the ferry approached the Snug Cove dock, foam spumed as the forward propellers guided the ferry into the creosoted wooden slip.
  9. A FEW HOURS after a short subway ride and then a trip on a ferry, they reached a quaint apartment that had a locked door and a buzzer outside.