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• gondola — ► NOUN 1) a light flat bottomed boat used on Venetian canals, having a high point at each end and worked by one oar at the stern. 2) a cabin on a ski lift, or suspended from an airship or balloon. ORIGIN Venetian Italian …   English terms dictionary

• Gondola (rail) — This article is about US railroad practice. For information on European open wagons, see Open wagon. A railroad gondola seen at Rochelle, Illinois. In railroad terminology, a gondola is an open top type of rolling stock that is used for carrying… …   Wikipedia

• Gondola (steam yacht) — The steam yacht Gondola was originally a Victorian screw propelled, steam powered vessel currently used as a pleasure cruiser on Coniston Water, England, operated by the National Trust. Gondola is thought to be one of the inspirations for Captain …   Wikipedia

• gondola — [ gɒndələ] noun 1》 a light flat bottomed boat used on Venetian canals, having a high point at each end and worked by one oar at the stern. 2》 a cabin on a ski lift, or suspended from an airship or balloon. 3》 (also gondola car) N. Amer. an open… …   English new terms dictionary

• gondola — gon|do|la [ˈgɔndələ US ˈga:n , ga:nˈdoulə] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: , probably from Rhaeto Romance gondolà to roll ] 1.) a long narrow boat with a flat bottom and high points at each end, used on the ↑canals in Venice in Italy 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gondola — [[t]gɒ̱ndələ[/t]] gondolas N COUNT A gondola is a long narrow boat that is used especially in Venice. It has a flat bottom and curves upwards at both ends. A person stands at one end of the boat and uses a long pole to move and steer it …   English dictionary

• gondola — n. 1 a light flat bottomed boat used on Venetian canals, with a central cabin and a high point at each end, worked by one oar at the stern. 2 a car suspended from an airship or balloon. 3 an island of shelves used to display goods in a… …   Useful english dictionary

• gondola — noun (C) 1 a long narrow boat with a flat bottom and high points at each end, used on the canals in Venice in Italy 2 the place where passengers sit that hangs beneath an airship or balloon 1 (2) 3 the enclosed part of a cable car where the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gondola — /ˈgɒndələ / (say gonduhluh) noun 1. a long, narrow boat with a high peak at each end and often a small cabin near the middle, used on the Venetian canals and usually propelled at the stern by a single oar or pole. 2. the car of an airship. 3. the …  

• House of Gundulić/Gondola — The Gundulić or Gondola family ( Gundulić is the Croatian rendition; Gondola is the Romance Dalmatian and Italian rendition) were an old noble family from Dubrovnik (Ragusa), with origins in southern Croatia and the Tyrol. They are considered as… …   Wikipedia

• List of gondola lifts — around the world.:For aerial tramways, see the List of aerial tramways.:For funitels, see the Funitel article.(Note: this list should not contain aerial tramways or chairlifts.)Africaflag|South Africa*Hartbeespoort, North West Gondola above… …   Wikipedia