gondola

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/

Noun

gondola (plural gondolas)

1. A small long, narrow [[boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.]]
2. A hanging platform or [[car for transporting people or cargo.]]
   1. An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a [[cable car.]]
   2. The car or basket of a [[hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.]]
   3. The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.
   4. That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
3. (rail transport, US) A type of open railway [[car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.]]
4. A free-standing [[shelving unit in a supermarket.]]

Synonyms

• (rail transport) gondola car, gon
• (ski lift) cable car

Translations

• French: gondole
• German: Gondel
• Italian: gondola
• Portuguese: gôndola
• Russian: гондо́ла
• Spanish: góndola

Translations

• French: téléphérique, télécabine
• German: Seilbahn
• Spanish: teleférico

Translations

• French: nacelle

Translations

• French: nacelle, transbordeur

Translations

• French: échafaudage suspendu, échafaud volant

Verb

gondola (gondolas, present participle gondolaing; past and past participle gondolaed)

1. To travel by gondola.

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