gondola
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[edit] Etymology
Venetian, which likely derives from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα (kontoura, “small tail”)
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gondola (plural gondolas)
- 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) 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.
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A Venetian gondola
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A rail transport gondola wagon
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A modern airship gondola
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A transporter bridge gondola
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A ski lift gondola
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a window cleaners' gondola
[edit] Synonyms
- (rail transport): gondola car, gon
- (enclosed ski lift): cable car
[edit] Translations
gondola
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
gondola f. (plural gondole)
