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- noun Plural form of
gondolier .
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Examples
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When I reached the shore, I looked for a gondola, I called the gondoliers, but, in contravention to the police regulations, there was neither gondola nor gondolier.
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When I reached the shore, I looked for a gondola, I called the gondoliers, but, in contravention to the police regulations, there was neither gondola nor gondolier.
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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When I reached the shore, I looked for a gondola, I called the gondoliers, but, in contravention to the police regulations, there was neither gondola nor gondolier.
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 08: Convent Affairs Giacomo Casanova 1761
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The woman having gone out to call the gondoliers, M — — M — — kissed me warmly and tenderly, and said to me,
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My Venetian friends cringe at me for spending 70 Euro, but I love the thrill as we wind through the canals watching water taxis and gondoliers fight for pole position.
Andria Mitsakos: Scene By Scene: Venice In 23 Hours Andria Mitsakos 2011
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Reading this lovely, pastoral series about female gondoliers on another planet is a relaxing, transporting experience.
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Reading this lovely, pastoral series about female gondoliers on another planet is a relaxing, transporting experience.
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Yesterday I watched the boring Brazil-Portugal match in a bar in Venice, Italy, with a bunch of Brazilians (and some gondoliers who were on strike).
David Wallechinsky: World Cup: United States-Ghana Preview 2010
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Inle's fishermen glide across the lake in flat-bottomed skiffs like misplaced Venetian gondoliers, but using a curious local propulsion method: They wrap one leg around a wooden paddle and whip it back and forth in the water.
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Singing gondoliers, many of them imported straight from the genuine article, serenaded boat-loads of huddled tourists as they paddled their sleek black gondolas around a sparkling blue lagoon.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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