gondola
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gondola
- /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/ UK
- /ˈɡɑndələ/ US
- /ɡɑnˈdoʊlə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Medieval Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”).
noun gondolas · gondole
- A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
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An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
Similar: cable car
- The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.
- The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.
- That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
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A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
The railroad track paralleled the road, and along the track we saw lines of burned-out gondolas and freight cars which had been fired and destroyed during the war.
Similar: gondola car
- A free-standing display unit in a supermarket or other retail store, where goods are shelved or hung on pegs or hooks for sale; An end bay; A parasite display.
Similar: gondola car, gon
verb gondolas · gondolaing · gondolaed
- To travel by gondola.
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noun
Similar: gondola car, gon
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noun narrow boat, especially in Venice
| Español | góndola |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 곤돌라 gondolla |
| 日本語 | ゴンドラ gondora |
| 中文 | 貢多拉 /贡多拉 gòngduōlā, 剛朵拉 /刚朵拉 gāngduǒlā, 共渡樂 /共渡乐 gòngdùlè |
| हिन्दी | गोंडोला goṇḍolā |
| Português | gôndola |
| Français | gondole |
| Deutsch | Gondel |
| Italiano | gondola |
| Ελληνικά | γόνδολα góndola |
| Română | gondolă |
| Русский | гондо́ла gondóla |
| Tiếng Việt | thuyền gonđon, gonđon |
| العربية | غندول, جندول |
| עברית | גונדולה |
noun enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels
| Español | teleférico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 纜車 /缆车 lǎnchē, 索道 suǒdào |
| Français | téléphérique, télécabine |
| Deutsch | Seilbahn |
| Русский | гондола gondola |
noun hanging cart in which a worker performs maintenance to an exterior wall of a building
| Français | échafaudage suspendu, échafaud volant |
|---|
noun part of a transporter bridge that carries
| Français | nacelle, transbordeur |
|---|
noun free-standing display unit
| Español | góndola |
|---|---|
| Français | gondole |
| Italiano | testata di gondola |
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