transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgän-də-lə ( usual for sense 1 ]
), gän-ˈdō- noun
Etymology: Italian dialect (Venetian), probably from Middle Greek kontoura small vessel
Date: 1549
1. : a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice
2. : a heavy flat-bottomed boat used on New England rivers and on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
3. : a railroad car with no top, a flat bottom, and fixed sides that is used chiefly for hauling heavy bulk commodities
4.
a. : an elongated car attached to the underside of an airship
b. : an often spherical airtight enclosure suspended from a balloon for carrying passengers or instruments
c. : an enclosed car suspended from a cable and used for transporting passengers ; especially : one used as a ski lift
[
gondola 1
]