ferry

nouncountableB2US /ˈfɛɹi/

A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
The service constituted by this watercraft's operation; the business (company) that operates such a service.
The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service: a right of ferry.

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We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.

The ferry started to move and we were across in half an hour.