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gondola

noun

Definition of gondola

as in ferry

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Recent Examples of gondola Not that everyone should skip the gondolas or suddenly up and move to Venice. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026 Whistler is also home to over 31 miles of alpine hiking trails, four championship golf courses, four lakes for water sports, three rivers for white water rafting, as well as the famed Peak 2 Peak gondola. — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 Imagine taking a gondola through the sky to a magical, floating boarding school. — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 8 June 2026 For thrills, nearby attractions include a gondola, alpine coaster, summer luge, and swimming/sauna complex. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gondola

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Noun

Stroll around the wharf and its eclectic businesses, or get out on the water with whale watching expeditions, sailing cruises, fishing and lobstering tours, and day trips and ferry rides to explore Casco Bay and its stunning islands.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026
The district is less than two hours from the capital of San José through paved highways or a ferry, with small plane options available.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of ferry

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Tesla has fallen 25% year to date as investors have expressed concerns over its outsized capital expenditures to fund the build-out of physical AI products and services such as its Cybercab taxis and humanoid robot Optimus.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 July 2026
In addition to night-flying and water drops, the Hawk is capable of air rescue, acting as a sort of taxi for rapid troop shuttling with fire crews.

— Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

Definition of taxi

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Eisenberger is a former deputy aide for Collins who most recently worked for American Waterways Operators, the national trade association for the barge, towboat and tugboat industry.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
When drought tightens the channel, water managers, dredge crews, and lock operators must communicate with towboat companies and shippers nearly every moment.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026

Definition of towboat

Noun

According to court records, Lopez Insua was piloting a 25-foot (8-meter) tugboat pushing a construction barge across Biscayne Bay on July 28, 2025.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
According to prosecutors, Insua was operating a tugboat pushing a barge loaded with construction debris, while a deckhouse and crane obstructed his view ahead.

— Bethany Brown, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

According to court records, Lopez Insua was piloting a 25-foot (8-meter) tugboat pushing a construction barge across Biscayne Bay on July 28, 2025.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
According to prosecutors, Insua was operating a tugboat pushing a barge loaded with construction debris, while a deckhouse and crane obstructed his view ahead.

— Bethany Brown, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of tugboat

Noun

Take a day trip to the island of Moni, via a 10-minute water taxi from the fishing village of Perdika.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 July 2026
The drama starts on the water taxi when Gen immediately sets out to mark her territory by asking Luke to sit next to her instead of Joy.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026

Definition of water taxi

Noun

The counselor at the helm of the Hobie stood up and tried to alert the tug crew before impact, prosecutors say.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Trajectories are shaped by the force of a micrometeoroid's expulsion from the comet's nucleus, along with the gentle push of radiation from the sun and the gravitational tug of the planets.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026

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