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• gondola car — UK US noun [C] US TRANSPORT ► an open part of a train that is used for transporting heavy goods …   Financial and business terms

• 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 lift — A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in the terminal,… …   Wikipedia

• gondola — /gon dl euh/ or, esp. for 1, /gon doh leuh/, n. 1. a long, narrow, flat bottomed boat having a tall, ornamental stem and stern and sometimes a small cabin for passengers, rowed or poled by a single person who stands at the stern, facing forward:… …   Universalium

• 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 — [ 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, n. [It., dim. of gonda a gondola; cf. LL. gandeia a kind of boat, Gr. ? a drinking vessel; said to be a Persian word; cf. F. gondole gondola, cup.] [1913 Webster] 1. A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gondola (disambiguation) — Gondola may refer to:*Gondola, a narrow boat, best known today for its use in the canals of Venice *The passenger area or basket of an airship or hot air balloon *The passenger component of a Ferris wheel is also called a gondola. *Gondola lift,… …   Wikipedia

• Open wagon — This article is about European open wagons. For US practice, see Gondola (rail). A Class Ow goods wagon on the Saxon narrow gauge railways with Heberlein brakes Open wagons form a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for… …   Wikipedia

• Car sharing — This article deals with the short term rental of cars. For the shared use of cars by persons with similar travel needs see Carpool. Flexcar (now Zipcar) carsharing vehicles in their reserved spots, Atlanta, Georgia. Car sharing or Carsharing (in… …   Wikipedia

• gondola — gon•do•la [[t]ˈgɒn dl ə[/t]] or, esp. for 1, [[t]gɒnˈdoʊ lə[/t]] n. pl. las 1) navig. a long, narrow, flat bottomed boat, rowed by an oarsman at the stern: used on the canals in Venice, Italy 2) aer. a passenger compartment suspended beneath a… …   From formal English to slang