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Gondola

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Noun

1. gondola, gondola car

a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof

2. gondola

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

3. car, gondola

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gondola

see synonyms of gondola
noun
1. 
a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high ornamented stem and a platform at the stern where an oarsman stands and propels the boat by sculling or punting: traditionally used on the canals of Venice
2. 
a. 
a car or cabin suspended from an airship or balloon
b. 
a moving cabin suspended from a cable across a valley, etc
3. 
a flat-bottomed barge used on canals and rivers of the US as far west as the Mississippi
4. US and Canadian
a low open flat-bottomed railway goods wagon
5. 
a set of island shelves in a self-service shop: used for displaying goods
6. Canadian
a broadcasting booth built close to the roof over an ice-hockey arena, used by commentators

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Gondola

see synonyms of gondola
noun
1. 
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
2.  US
a flat-bottomed river barge
3.  US
a railroad freight car with no top and, often, with low sides
: also gondola car
4.  US
a cabin suspended under an airship or balloon, for holding the motors, instruments, passengers, etc.
5.  US
a car suspended from and moved along a cable, for holding passengers

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gondola

see synonyms of gondola
n.
1. Nautical
a. A lightweight narrow barge with ends that curve up into a point, propelled with a single oar from the stern and used on the canals of Venice.
b. A flatbottom riverboat.
2. A gondola car.
3. A basket, enclosure, or instrument sling suspended from and carried aloft by a balloon.
4. An enclosed structure suspended from a cable, used for conveying passengers, as to and from a ski slope.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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