gondola
noun /ˈɡɒndələ/
/ˈɡɑːndələ/, /ɡɑːnˈdəʊlə/
- enlarge imagea long boat with a flat bottom and high parts at each end, used on canals in VeniceTopics Transport by waterc2
- the part on a cable car or ski lift where the passengers sit
- (especially North American English) the part of a hot air balloon or airship where the passengers sit
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Venetian Italian, from a Romance dialect word gondolà ‘to rock, roll’.