GONDOLA

car, gondola

(noun) the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant

gondola

(noun) long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

gondola (plural gondolas or gondole)

A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.

A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.

An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.

The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.

The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.

That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.

(rail transport, US) A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.

A free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket.

Synonyms

• (rail transport): gondola car, gon

• (ski lift): cable car

Verb

gondola (third-person singular simple present gondolas, present participle gondolaing, simple past and past participle gondolaed)

To travel by gondola.

Anagrams

• Dongola

Source: Wiktionary

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Gon"do*la, n. Etym: [It., dim. of gonda a gondola; cf. LL. gandeia a kind of boat, Gr. gondole gondola, cup.]

1. A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.

2. A flat-bottomed boat for freight. [U. S.]

3. A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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