gon‧do‧la /ˈɡɒndələ $ ˈɡɑːn-, ɡɑːnˈdoʊlə/
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
canals in Venice in Italy
2. the place where passengers sit that hangs beneath an
airship or
balloon1(2)
3. the enclosed part of a
cable car where the passengers sit
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