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vaporetto

(ˌveɪpəˈrɛtəʊ; Italian vapoˈrɛtto)
n, pl -ti (-tɪ; Italian -ti) or -tos
(Nautical Terms) a steam-powered passenger boat, as used on the canals in Venice
[Italian, from vapore a steamboat]
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Determined to avoid extortionately-priced water taxis, we jumped on the Vaporetto (water bus) outside the train station and headed down the Grand Canal.
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From here, you can hop on Vaporetto (water bus) No 1, which will take you along the Grand Canal to St Mark's Square.
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Tourists are stung at every turn - they even pay more than the locals on the vaporetto, the ubiquitous waterbus.
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With the benefit of an overnight stay on our last afternoon we took the Vaporetto to the Lido for a few hours on the beach.
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Devouring all this can leave you with a severe case of art burn, so we hopped on a vaporetto and headed to one of the smaller islands.
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The favoured mode of transport around the city is the vaporetto, or water bus.
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