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Recent Examples of ferryboat
Right now, engineers and craft workers are teaming up to design and build the new ferryboat.
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Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferryboat
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The original Dow index from 1884 had 11 stocks in it, and nine of them were railroads (the other two were a steamship company and Western Union).—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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In Seattle, fans can catch the matches on a floating barge or watch them live on a giant LED screen at Pier 62.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Officials said the fireworks will be launched from the east side of the bridge between the two towers, along with a barge off the bridge and a second barge near Pier 39.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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For Feeling Put-together After a Flight Nothing pulls a travel outfit together faster than wrinkle-free clothes, and this compact steamer makes the process surprisingly painless.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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If creases bother you, pack a portable steamer or hang it near a hot shower, Coe suggests.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Best International Narrative Feature went to Labrador — Autopsy of Silence, directed by Rodrigue Jean, which follows an Inuk mechanic who is suspected of murder on a freighter.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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The 747’s fusion of aeronautical ability and symbolic power earned it many roles beyond passenger liner and freighter.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Shahidian comments came after the British military's maritime monitor, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported that a fire had broken out on a tanker off Oman’s coast.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The conflict resulted in a sharp drop in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, where about a quarter of the world's petroleum supply normally passes.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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The policy applies to Disney buses and even the Sassagoula River Cruise watercraft network, which brings guests from Disney Springs to Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, and Disney's Port Orleans Resorts.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Much like the jet drives used on personal watercraft, its 90 hp waterjet propulsion produces instant acceleration, impressive speeds, and nimble handling.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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Nourse said safety tags are used to mark an animal that may be set for euthanasia so a nonprofit has time to line up transport, a foster, or an adopter.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The rail sections of Spectacular South Signature are spent in the top-tier Scenic Plus class, but note that more time is spent on other forms of transport, including a private-coach road trip down the South Island’s wild, train-less West Coast.—
Steve Madgwick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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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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“Ferryboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferryboat. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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