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car ferry

[′kär ‚fer·ē]
(naval architecture)
A ferry that is specially designed to carry railroad cars, trucks, or passenger cars.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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