gondola

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Related topics: Water, Air

gon·do·la /ˈɡɒndələ $ ˈɡɑːn-, ɡɑːnˈdoʊlə/ noun [countableC]

1. TTWa long narrow boat with a flat bottom and high points at each end, used on the canals in Venice in Italy 〔意大利威尼斯运河的〕平底船，贡多拉

2. TTSthe place where passengers sit that hangs beneath an airship or balloon1(2) 〔飞船或热气球下的〕吊篮，吊舱 →5 see picture at 见图 balloon1

3. TTSthe enclosed part of a cable car where the passengers sit 缆车车厢

Examples from the Corpus

gondola• A gondola was waiting by the steps.• The Grand Canal was wider than she'd anticipated, teeming with water-buses and motorboats, barges and gondolas.• An evening gondola ride is particularly nice.• Mountain lifts: There is a new gondola which will open up new areas for walking.• We were off the ski trail now, under what had been the old gondola line.• Allow 40 minutes for the gondola ride up the mountain.• The worst was yet to come, Tom thought: the gondola ride.• The gondola that contains the payload has been spotted from the air and is believed to be undamaged.

From Longman Business Dictionary

gondolagon·do·la /ˈgɒndələˈgɑːn-, gɑːnˈdoʊlə/ noun [countableC]

a large set of shelves in a supermarket which displays goods on both sides

Origin gondola

(1500-1600) Italian probably from Rhaeto-Romance gondolà “to roll”

gon·do·la noun

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