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gondola
(gän′dō lə, -də-; often gän dō′lə, gən-)
noun
- a long, narrow boat for a few passengers used on the canals of Venice, having a high, pointed prow and stern and propelled by a single long oar at the stern
- ☆ a flat-bottomed river barge
- ☆ a railroad freight car with no top and, often, with low sidesalso gondola car
- ☆ a cabin suspended under an airship or balloon, for holding the motors, instruments, passengers, etc.
- ☆ a car suspended from and moved along a cable, for holding passengers
Origin: It (Venetian) < Rhaeto-Romanic (dial.) gondolá, to rock
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noun
- Nautical a. A lightweight narrow barge with ends that curve up into a point and often a small cabin in the middle, propelled with a single oar from the stern and used on the canals of Venice.b. A flatbottom riverboat.
- A gondola car.
- A basket, enclosure, or instrument sling suspended from and carried aloft by a balloon.
- An enclosed structure suspended from a cable, used for conveying passengers, as to and from a ski slope.
Origin:
Origin: Italian
Origin: , from Old Italian gondula
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