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gondola

noun

Definition of gondola

as in ferry

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Recent Examples of gondola The couple were photographed getting cozy together while taking a ride through the canals of Venice, Italy on a gondola. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Babs and Anne weren’t rolling around on an MTV stage or dancing on a gondola in a music video while wearing spandex pants. — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026 Step right off the property onto miles of scenic hiking and mountain biking trails, or ride the complimentary gondola down to historic downtown for instant access to iconic box-canyon treks, cascading waterfalls and world-class fly fishing. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park can only be accessed by a scenic gondola ride that whisks visitors up the mountain. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gondola

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Noun

In the surrounding neighborhood, lots of charming bars, shops, and restaurants sit within walking distance and public ferry service is available.

— Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
From Hoboken, riders can take the PATH to 33rd Street, the 126 bus to Port Authority, or a New York Waterway ferry to West 39th Street.

— Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of ferry

Noun

Its cyan-colored vehicles will compete with Ubers, Lyfts and autonomous taxis to shuttle customers across busy streets and freeways.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Driver Khalifa Siwa was found dead in his cab with an insulin pen in his hand, the taxi workers union said.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of taxi

Noun

Eisenberger is a former deputy aide for Collins who most recently worked for American Waterways Operators, the national trade association for the barge, towboat and tugboat industry.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
When drought tightens the channel, water managers, dredge crews, and lock operators must communicate with towboat companies and shippers nearly every moment.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026

Definition of towboat

Noun

The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Alabama Jack’s rebuilt on a barge and reopened in March 1966.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

The tugboat captain who in 2025 was steering the barge that crashed into a sailboat on Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach, killing three girls, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday afternoon.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- A tugboat capsized and sank off South Korea's southeastern coast on Wednesday, leaving one crew member dead and six others missing, the coast guard said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of tugboat

Noun

The fantasy is well established, and arrives via water taxi with a Negroni upon landing.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of water taxi

Noun

Early that morning, an Argentinean naval tug had been bombed by the British, destroying its communications systems.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The knitting process is portable and easy, but the structure also means a tug on one loose end can quickly unravel the whole project.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

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