gondola en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɑndələ/ (General-American) all senses
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɡɑnˈdoʊlə/ (General-American) less common, senses 2–4 only
- /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Byzantine Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”).
Meanings
- A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo. ▸ An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo. ▸ The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo. ▸ The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo. ▸ That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
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(US) 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.
1948, John Steinbeck, chapter 6, in A Russian Journal, page 118:
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gondole | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gondolas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
cable car (ski lift) · gondola car · gondola car · gon
Translations (107)
nl gondellift (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · ro gondolă (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · lt gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · pl gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · bg гондо́ла (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fr échafaud volant (hanging cart in which a worker performs maintenance to an exterior wall of a building) · ru гондола (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · ast góndola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · nn gondol (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · vi gonđon (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · nl zweefbaan (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · fr nacelle (car or basket of an airship) · it gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · ar جندول (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · pt gôndola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · ru гондо́ла (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · pl gondola (car or basket of an airship) · sk gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · ja ゴンドラ (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fr télécabine (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · vi thuyền gonđon (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · ka გონდოლა (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · el γόνδολα (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · id gondola (car or basket of an airship) · be гандола (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · my ဂွန်ဒိုလာ (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · cmn 剛朵拉 /刚朵拉 (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · es góndola (free-standing display unit) · sq gondolë (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · eu gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fr transbordeur (part of a transporter bridge that carries) · tl gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · acw قُنْدول (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · gl góndola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · eo gondolo (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · hu gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · az qondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fi gondoli (car or basket of an airship) · nn gondol (free-standing display unit) · yi גאָנדאָלע (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · ar غندول (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · it testata di gondola (free-standing display unit) · bg гондо́ла (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · th เรือกอนโดลา (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · bg гондо́ла (car or basket of an airship) · fr nacelle (part of a transporter bridge that carries) · nl kabelbaan (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · ca góndola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · es teleférico (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · nb gondol (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · nl gondel (car or basket of an airship) · nb gondol (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · sh gȏndola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · mk го́ндола (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · hi गोंडोला (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · ota غوندول (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · es góndola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · mk кош (car or basket of an airship) · fr gondole (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · cs gondola (car or basket of an airship) · hy գոնդոլ (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · ko 곤돌라 (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · id gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · mk го́ндола (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · cmn 貢多拉 /贡多拉 (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fr échafaudage suspendu (hanging cart in which a worker performs maintenance to an exterior wall of a building) · vo gondol (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fa گوندولا (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fi gondoli (part of a transporter bridge that carries) · de Gondel (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · da gondol (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · uk гондола (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · io gondolo (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · he גונדולה (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · sl gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · nn gondol (car or basket of an airship) · es barquilla (car or basket of an airship) · uz gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · co gondula (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · te గాండల (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · nb gondol (free-standing display unit) · vec góndoƚa (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · vec góndoła (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fr gondole (free-standing display unit) · fr téléphérique (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · ta கொண்டோலா (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · sv gondol (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · id gondola (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · ca góndola (free-standing display unit) · tr gondol (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · sh го̑ндола (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · cs gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · nl gondel (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · lmo gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · pl gondola (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · tr gondol (free-standing display unit) · cy gondola (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · fi gondoli (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · hu gondola (free-standing display unit) · nn gondol (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · bg гондо́ла (free-standing display unit) · fi vaunu (hanging cart in which a worker performs maintenance to an exterior wall of a building) · mk го́ндола (car or basket of an airship) · cmn 共渡樂 /共渡乐 (narrow boat, especially in Venice) · de Seilbahn (enclosed car suspended to a cable onto which it travels) · nb gondol (car or basket of an airship) · et gondel (narrow boat, especially in Venice)