vaporetto
noun
va·po·ret·to
ˌvä-pə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō 
plural vaporetti
ˌvä-pə-ˈre-tē
also vaporettos
also vaporettos
: a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice, Italy
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Take a vaporetto, or water bus, to the northern islands of Burano, Mazzorbo, and Torcello.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
Public transportation is limited to water buses (called vaporetto) traveling the Grand Canal, which cuts through the center of the city, and those that circle the city from the exterior in the Venetian Lagoon.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Arrive by vaporetto, the quintessential mode of transport, to these fashionable spots.
—Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
Venice Immersive, the Venice Film Festival’s showcase of the best in new virtual reality productions is an easy, one-minute vaporetto ride from the Lido.
—Damiano D’agostino, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
Public transportation is limited to water buses (called vaporetto) traveling the Grand Canal, which cuts through the center of the city, and those that circle the city from the exterior in the Venetian Lagoon.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Arrive by vaporetto, the quintessential mode of transport, to these fashionable spots.
—Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
Venice Immersive, the Venice Film Festival’s showcase of the best in new virtual reality productions is an easy, one-minute vaporetto ride from the Lido.
—Damiano D’agostino, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Vaporetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaporetto. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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