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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferryboat
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In March 2024, the wreck of the steamship Milwaukee, which sank after colliding with another vessel in 1886, was found 360 feet below the water's surface in Lake Michigan.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
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On the Mississippi, where Mark Twain had once waited upriver for steamships from this city, all boat traffic had fallen silent.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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These technologies include a bubble barrier that removes small fish trapped under barges or carried in their wake and an acoustic deterrent that creates painful sound waves.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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This nighttime parade features beautifully decorated barges that glide along the San Antonio River.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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However, relief is at hand, as there are easier ways to de-wrinkle your clothes that don’t involve using an iron or a steamer.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Don’t: Bring a portable steamer Instead: Pack wrinkle release spray $8 at Amazon Wrinkle release spray is my secret weapon for keeping vacation outfits looking smooth and fresh without a lot of work.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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The first airline expected to receive a 777-9 in 2026, once the type is certified, will be Lufthansa, which has placed an order for 20 777-9s and seven 777-8 freighters.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Given the vessel's lack of nationality, the use of force including boarding the vessel was deemed unnecessary and the tanker was escorted out of the Estonian Economic Exclusion Zone.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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More than 50 activists including Greta Thunberg briefly held a demonstration inside the Copenhagen office of Maersk’s tankers division Tuesday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
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These days, after divesting its train, Ski-Doo snowmobile, Sea-Doo personal watercraft, and ATV divisions, Bombardier is only focused on designing and building business jets.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
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The invasive mussels were first discovered at the Port of Stockton in October and have since been spotted attached to watercraft in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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The wild-looking cab-less autonomous electric transport (AET) vehicles, which would not look out of place thundering down the highway in any science-fiction movie, are self-driving in most situations.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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The Chinese flotilla comprised the Type 075 amphibious assault ship Anhui; the Type 052D destroyer Suzhou; a pair of Type 054A frigates, the Zhoushan and the Xuzhou; and the Type 071 amphibious transport dock Longhushan—all identified by their hull numbers.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Ferryboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferryboat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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