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Meaning of "Channel ferry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHANNEL FERRY

Channel ferry  [ˈtʃænəl ˈferɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHANNEL FERRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Channel ferry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHANNEL FERRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Channel ferry in the English dictionary

The definition of Channel ferry in the dictionary is a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHANNEL FERRY


amakwerekwere
ˌamaˈkwerɪˈkwerɪ
breadberry
ˈbredˌberɪ
buffaloberry
ˈbʌfələʊˌberɪ
consiglieri
kɔnsiˈljerɪ
coralberry
ˈkɒrəlˌberɪ
foxberry
ˈfɒksˌberɪ
hurtleberry
ˈhɜːtəlˌberɪ
marionberry
ˈmærɪənˌberɪ
rebury
riːˈberɪ
rowanberry
ˈrəʊənˌberɪ
silverberry
ˈsɪlvəˌberɪ
sunberry
ˈsʌnˌberɪ
worcesterberry
ˈwʊstəˌberɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHANNEL FERRY

Changsha
Changteh
Changzhou
Chania
chank
channel
channel bar
channel captain
Channel Country
Channel crossing
channel iron
Channel Islander
Channel Islands
Channel port
Channel Tunnel

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHANNEL FERRY

air ferry
berry
blackberry
blueberry
Burberry
car-ferry
cherry
cross-Channel ferry
ferry
jerry
Kerry
merry
passenger ferry
perry
raspberry
roll-on-roll-off ferry
sherry
strawberry
terry
train ferry

Synonyms and antonyms of Channel ferry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Channel ferry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHANNEL FERRY

Find out the translation of Channel ferry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Channel ferry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Channel ferry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海峡轮渡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transbordador Channel
570 millions of speakers

English

Channel ferry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चैनल नौका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العبارة قناة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паром канал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canal balsa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চ্যানেল ফেরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traversier canal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Feri saluran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kanalfähren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チャネルフェリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

채널 페리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Feri saluran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kênh phà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேனல் படகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चॅनेल फेरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanal feribotu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traghetto Canale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prom kanał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пором канал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

feribot canal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κανάλι πλοίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Channel pont
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kanal färja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Channel ferje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Channel ferry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANNEL FERRY»

The term «Channel ferry» is normally little used and occupies the 131.647 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Channel ferry
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Channel ferry».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANNEL FERRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Channel ferry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Channel ferry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Channel ferry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHANNEL FERRY»

Discover the use of Channel ferry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Channel ferry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Scientist
The shipping industry is reluctant to comment, but a Monopolies Commission enquiry into the high Channel ferry charges (twice as high as the Copenhagen to Malmo charge) is expected later this month. And second, a more cost-effective ferry ...
2
Brittany and Normandy
The most direct route to Normandy or Brittany, for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, is still to take the cross-Channel ferry to any of four Norman and two Breton ports. However, it's slightly cheaper to cross the Channel further east, and travel ...
Greg Ward, 2003
3
New Scientist
The cross-Channel ferry service has an enviable safety record, equal to or better than most forms of transport. Why, then, is there an increasing risk to the passengers? To the thousands of families who use the ferries for holiday journeys and to ...
4
Engineering
Naturally these communications express opposing interests, though Mr. Eborall and Mr. Hawkshaw are in accord, and antagonistic to the Channel Ferry, and while the latter explains in some detail his proposition for improving the present ...
5
The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism
Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais: £237. • Hovercraft from Dover to Calais: £ 278. 2003: The European commission launches a surprise investigation into cross-Channel ferry and rail prices and raided the offices of P&O and Eurotunnel in ...
John Tribe, 2011
6
The Velvet Trap: A Tale of Love and Rejection
Johnny drove with some speed to Zeebrugge. They had stayed later than intended with John Marie. Johnny calculated that he could make the nine o'clock cross channel ferry with twenty minutes to spare. It was a smooth crossing with a clear ...
R Wilson, M.S, R.F. Wilson, 2011
7
Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
The above decision is not to be interpreted as holding that transoceanic ferry fares in full (such as English Channel ferry fares) might not be considered as incident to the travel of the member when performing temporary duty travel under  ...
8
Two Men in a Van and other Memories
Two years later, away from home for the first time I determined to work on this ferry again for a longer period and earn lots of money, so I signed on as a cross channel ferry waiter. This ferry was a real anachronism, all the waiters wore white  ...
Stewart Wilcox-Sollof
9
Walking the French Gorges
It is possible to reach the south of France from London in about 16 to 19 hours using train and cross Channel ferry. This journey time will be considerably decreased once the Channel Tunnel is opened in the late autumn of 1993. The journey ...
Alan Castle, 1993
10
Tourism Management
In addition, businesses have had to keep sight of their existing and future passengers by more active marketing campaigns to extol the virtues of cross- channel ferry travel now that Eurotunnel and lost-cost airlines are in operation. A rapid ...
Stephen Page, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHANNEL FERRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Channel ferry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
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... is believed to have escaped from Britain in early 2013 by hiding in a freight lorry on a Channel ferry, before travelling on to Turkey and then ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
2
Cargolux adds extra UK freighter flight
The cargo industry has been under immense pressure after the staff of cross channel ferry firm MyFerryLink launched industrial action before ... «Logistics News, Industry Analysis, Market Research Reports - Logistics Business Review, Jul 15»
3
Eric Vercoutre: The controversial Calais union leader who has …
People wave French labour union flags in support of the employees of Scop, which operates three ships via the cross-channel ferry company ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Channel ferry strikes to cost billions
The strike action affecting the channel crossing is set to cost the UK economy billions, with workers warning strikes could last all summer. «Fresh Business Thinking, Jul 15»
5
Theresa May promises joint action with France on ferry strike chaos
An employee of MyFerryLink carries a flag near the port of Calais where a strike has disrupted cross-Channel ferry services. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Five crazy tales from the Tour de France
Willy Voet was part of the French team Festina when he was stopped en-route to a cross-channel ferry before the start of the Tour in Dublin. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
Three-day Calais port blockade partially lifted
Some cross-Channel ferry operations resumed last night after a three-day blockade of Calais was partially lifted. P&O Ferries said services ... «Travel Weekly UK, Jul 15»
8
SCOP Seafrance reject DFDS offer to keep 202 staff on at the ferry …
The MyFerryLink workers co-operative known as the SCOP Seafrance, has rejected an offer from cross-Channel ferry operator DFDS which ... «Kent News, Jul 15»
9
UK weather: After hottest July day ever here comes the rain again
And fuming truckers have threatened to riot after being stranded in a mammoth cross-Channel ferry queue in Kent due to the French strike. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
UK heatwave: Hottest July day EVER confirmed as Heathrow Airport …
And fuming truckers have threatened to riot after being stranded in a mammoth cross-Channel ferry queue in Kent due to the French strike. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Channel ferry [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/channel-ferry>. Apr 2024 ».
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