"train ferry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: train ferries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} train ferry (plural train ferries)
  1. (nautical, rail transport) A ferry used to transport rail vehicles from one railway line to another across a stretch of water. Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Watercraft Related terms: ferry van, ferry wagon Translations (ferry for rail vehicles): jernbanefærge [common-gender] (Danish), lestarferja [feminine] (Icelandic), jernbaneferge [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), jernbaneferje [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), jarnbaneferje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), jernbaneferje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ferrobarco [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-train_ferry-en-noun-Pv1~-ORt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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