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gondola

noun

Definition of gondola

as in ferry

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Recent Examples of gondola One fond memory of Telluride is once being trapped in a gondola with the often grumpy Mike Leigh. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 The couple were photographed getting cozy together while taking a ride through the canals of Venice, Italy on a gondola. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Babs and Anne weren’t rolling around on an MTV stage or dancing on a gondola in a music video while wearing spandex pants. — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026 Step right off the property onto miles of scenic hiking and mountain biking trails, or ride the complimentary gondola down to historic downtown for instant access to iconic box-canyon treks, cascading waterfalls and world-class fly fishing. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gondola

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Noun

As an alternative, consider the ferry to and from Hong Kong via the SkyPier Terminal and coordinate with The Langham Shenzhen’s concierge team for a seamless limo transfer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Typhoon Champi is threatening the port recovery that eastern China had only just started to record, with ferry suspensions and maritime emergency responses already in force across Shanghai and the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces Friday.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ferry

Noun

Three digital displays showcase destination content such as airport shuttle information, public transportation, rideshare services, taxi, MARC and Amtrak connections and hotel transportation information.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Ideas my co-founder Fredrik and I used to dream up in a taxi and ship within a week now needed to be cross-checked by dozens of people across half as many departments.

— Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 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

The company’s barge, named You’ll Thank Me Later, has been making runs between the two states and recently docked to bring some construction material at KSC’s turn basin.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

The nearly 70-foot-long tugboat changed ownership several times before it was abandoned at the mouth of the Amnicon River in 1951.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The tugboat captain who in 2025 was steering the barge that crashed into a sailboat on Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach, killing three girls, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday afternoon.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tugboat

Noun

The fantasy is well established, and arrives via water taxi with a Negroni upon landing.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of water taxi

Noun

The sci-fi horror film follows the seven-member crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo who, upon returning to Earth, intercept a strange transmission from a nearby moon.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026
Nothing about Capra is weirder, to be honest, than the way in which, from one film of his to the next, suicide tugs at our sleeve.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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