vaporetto
noun
a motorboat used as a passenger bus along a canal in Venice, Italy.
vaporettos
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pluralof vaporetto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bemused travelers took photos from vaporettos, the large public transport boats.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
But it sits in the wetlands near Venice, where army brats can stroll around crumbling ancient towns and steer vaporettos up small weed-clogged inlets.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2020
Civic activist Norman Braman, owner of Miami's largest car dealership, urges smarter traffic light synchronization that can read real-time congestion, along with steps such as Venice-style vaporettos or water buses.
From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2015
