Added 9 October 2026
gondola
/ˈɡɒn.də.lə/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gondola at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- 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. The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc. The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings. That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
- An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
verb
- To travel by gondola.
Origin
Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Byzantine Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”).
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