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gondola
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
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