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ferryboats

noun

plural of ferryboat

as in steamships

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The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.

— Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Definition of barges

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At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Russia’s 2022 Warship Law also requires 90 days' advance notice for foreign warships to transit the passage, limits the route to one warship at a time, and requires submarines to surface.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of warships

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However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.

— Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.

— Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026

Definition of liners

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Costume designer Libby Dempster works with a variety of artisans, including a weaver, the armory department, the jewelry department, pattern cutters, a textiles team and a breakdown team, who make the clothes look worn in.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
But actually, Peacock was also finding new audiences, like cord cutters or people who maybe didn’t grow up watching NBC or some of our cable networks.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of cutters

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Under the market structure traders have become accustomed to, if the market reaches that price, investors may expect that quote to receive protection.

— Adam Cohn, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
As traders await the winners of the US midterm elections to take office early next year, analysts said global markets will likely remain sensitive to changes in tech and monetary policy.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of traders

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Unreliable Internet access and declining food quality pushed many residents to leave the ships.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Illinois records indicate that Kostyuk also incorporated Ovogene in 2021, and Ark Cryo — which ships frozen eggs, embryos, and other biomaterials internationally via human courier — in 2020.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ships

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Officials are working with local hospitals to confirm the total number of self-transports.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026
Support regional military airlift KONA is intended to occupy a space between light utility aircraft, such as the Cessna C-208, and larger tactical transports such as the C-130.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

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