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Ferryboat vs Rowboat - What's the difference?

ferryboat | rowboat |

Rowboat is a hyponym of ferryboat.



As nouns the difference between ferryboat and rowboat

is that ferryboat is a boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule while rowboat is a small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

ferryboat

English

Alternative forms

* ferry-boat, ferry boat

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
  • * 1893 , James Wells Goodwin, Peyton Boyle, Robert Desty, The Federal reporter , Vol. 54, page 206
    • He insists that it is practically undisputed that, when the ferryboat crossed the bow of the tug to make her slip, she crossed at a distance of at least 300 feet away
  • * 1940 , LIFE, Sep 2, 1940 , page 59
    • The ferryboat "Argentina" rides toward Golden Gate, her ocean-going prow slicing the waves.
  • * 1983 , Mary Stiles Kline, George Albert Bayless, Ferryboats: a legend on Puget Sound , link
    • It was on this vessel that the founder of the second largest ferryboat company on Puget Sound...

    rowboat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

    • Synonyms

    * rowing boat (UK )