GONDOLA


Meaning of GONDOLA in English

gon ‧ do ‧ la /ˈɡɒndələ $ ˈɡɑːn-, ɡɑːnˈdoʊlə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: 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 ↑ canal s 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 passengers sit

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