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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gon•do•la /ˈgɑndələ or, esp. for 1., gɑnˈdoʊlə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -las. - Naval Termsa long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat propelled by a gondolier and used on the canals in Venice, Italy.
- Aeronauticsa passenger compartment that hangs beneath a balloon or airship. Compare car (def. 3).
- Transportan enclosed cabin that hangs from an overhead cable and is used to transport passengers, as up and down a ski slope.
- Rail TransportAlso called ˈgon•do•la ˌcar. an open railroad freight car with low sides, for transporting freight and manufactured goods.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gon•do•la (gon′dl ə or, esp. for 1, gon dō′lə),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa 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: used esp. on the canals of Venice, Italy.
- Aeronauticsa passenger compartment suspended beneath a balloon or airship. Cf. car1 (def. 4).
- Transportan enclosed cabin suspended from an overhead cable, used to transport passengers up and down a ski slope or over scenic or treacherous terrain.
- Rail TransportAlso called gon′dola car′. an open railroad freight car with low sides, for transporting bulk freight and manufactured goods.
- a truck whose bed or trailer is a hopper, as for transporting mixed cement.
- a freestanding structure for displaying merchandise in a retail establishment, as a supermarket.
- Furniturea chair or couch having a gondola back.
- Medieval Greek kontoúra small boat used in coastal navigation, noun, nominal use of feminine of kóntouros short, clipped, literally, dock-tailed, equivalent. to Late Greek kont(ós), kond(ós) short + Greek -ouros -tailed, adjective, adjectival derivative of ourá tail
- Venetian, probably
- Italian
- 1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gondola /ˈɡɒndələ/ n - 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
- a car or cabin suspended from an airship or balloon
- a moving cabin suspended from a cable across a valley, etc
- a flat-bottomed barge used on canals and rivers of the US as far west as the Mississippi
- US Canadian a low open flat-bottomed railway goods wagon
- a set of island shelves in a self-service shop: used for displaying goods
- Canadian a broadcasting booth built close to the roof over an ice-hockey arena, used by commentators
Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian (Venetian dialect), from Medieval Latin gondula, perhaps ultimately from Greek kondu drinking vessel |