ferryboat

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Recent Examples of ferryboat On another ferryboat is the Constitution and all the state and local officials dedicated to upholding it. Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 18 June 2024 Music at the Maritime, a quarterly concert series performed aboard one of the museum’s historic world-class ships, the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024 Guests who crossed the Hudson River on ferryboats to Liberty Island included Madonna, Queen Latifah and the entertainment executive Michael Eisner. Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023 The open-deck ferryboat from Cedar Island to Ocracoke hums along for just over two hours to a terminal in a sheltered harbor. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for ferryboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferryboat
Noun
  • Many arrived aboard elegant steamships, but the number of guests increased once regional railroads built tracks north to Mackinaw City in the early 1880s.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
  • Moulton spent five weeks traveling by steamship, train and stagecoach to Santa Ana, arriving on May 6, 1874.
    Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Until this factory is up and running, SpaceX plans to transport Starships and Super Heavy boosters horizontally via barges from South Texas to Cape Canaveral.
    Stephen Clark – Jun 9, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
  • Elliot said the crane will be removed by an even larger crane perched atop a barge.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Unlike a steamer, Bounce’s spray is tiny enough to go inside your toiletry bag, which saves so much room in your carry-on.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
  • Since the dawn of time, fashion lovers have been searching for ways to keep their breezy summer outfits from wrinkling without having to drag around a personal steamer.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • May 9 marks the anniversary of when part of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed into Tampa Bay after it was struck by a freighter during a storm.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
  • After learning of the loss of the iron ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and the deaths of all 29 crew members from Newsweek, Gord lifted passages from the article and put them to a dreamy dirge: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The planes, accompanied by refueling tankers, may be on their way to a base in Guam, according to the report.
    Sara Braun, Fortune, 21 June 2025
  • One air tanker made a retardant drop at the beginning of the incident, which slowed the spread and helped ground resources contain the fire's growth.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Participants must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device, whistle, and a white electric light.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
  • Emergency crews were dispatched to the area of the river near the Sikorsky facility on the report of an accident involving a personal watercraft shortly after 10 p.m., according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
    Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Noun
  • It will also be focused around walkability and public transport.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
  • City hall officials said in a statement to NBC News that regular taxi and water transports would continue during the wedding festivities, which are reportedly set to kick off on Tuesday, June 24.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 23 June 2025

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“Ferryboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferryboat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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