vaporetto
noun
va·po·ret·to
ˌvä-pə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō 
plural vaporetti
ˌvä-pə-ˈre-tē
also vaporettos
also vaporettos
: a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice, Italy
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From there, take a private water taxi or a vaporetto (public boat) straight to the Grand Canal.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
If possible it should be maintained in an environment with the lagoon, marshland, gondolas and vaporettos.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Prices are hiked up for tourists, the museums jammed, the vaporettos and gondolas vie for space on the canals.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Take a vaporetto, or water bus, to the northern islands of Burano, Mazzorbo, and Torcello.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
If possible it should be maintained in an environment with the lagoon, marshland, gondolas and vaporettos.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Prices are hiked up for tourists, the museums jammed, the vaporettos and gondolas vie for space on the canals.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Take a vaporetto, or water bus, to the northern islands of Burano, Mazzorbo, and Torcello.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for vaporetto
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“Vaporetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaporetto. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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