wherry C2 Topic:Transportation US /ˈwɛɹi/ UK /ˈwɛri/ See IPA manual Freq #250631 Meanings 1 noun a light rowboat formerly used to carry passengers or goods on rivers and in harbors A wherry carried the travelers across the busy river. 2 noun a broad sailing barge traditionally used on the waterways of East Anglia The restored wherry moved under sail across the Norfolk Broad. 3 verb historical: to carry someone or something by wherry Boatmen would wherry passengers between the riverside stairs. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a light rowboat formerly... rowboatskiffwater taxi 2 noun · a broad sailing barge... sailing bargeNorfolk wherry 3 verb · historical: to carry... ferrytransport Word family Forms wherries Related forms ferrybargeskiffwaterman Etymology From Middle English whery, 'a small boat.' Its deeper origin is uncertain, though related forms occur in French houari, Breton ouari, and Welsh chweri for kinds of small boat. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wherry **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈwɛɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɛri/ **Frequency rank:** 250631 ## Meanings 1. a light rowboat formerly used to carry passengers or goods on rivers and in harbors 2. a broad sailing barge traditionally used on the waterways of East Anglia 3. historical: to carry someone or something by wherry ## Examples - A wherry carried the travelers across the busy river. - The restored wherry moved under sail across the Norfolk Broad. - Boatmen would wherry passengers between the riverside stairs. ## Synonyms - rowboat - skiff - sailing barge - ferry ## Related Forms - ferry - barge - skiff - waterman ## Etymology From Middle English whery, 'a small boat.' Its deeper origin is uncertain, though related forms occur in French houari, Breton ouari, and Welsh chweri for kinds of small boat. ## Topics - Transportation markdown