gon·do·la (g n dl- , gn-d l)n. 1. Nautical a. A lightweight narrow barge with ends that curve up into a point and often a small cabin in the middle, propelled with a single oar from the stern and used on the canals of Venice. b. A flatbottom riverboat. 2. A gondola car. 3. A basket, enclosure, or instrument sling suspended from and carried aloft by a balloon. 4. An enclosed structure suspended from a cable, used for conveying passengers, as to and from a ski slope. [Italian, from Old Italian gondula.] |
gondola [ˈgɒndələ]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high ornamented stem and a platform at the stern where an oarsman stands and propels the boat by sculling or punting: traditionally used on the canals of Venice
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics)
a. a car or cabin suspended from an airship or balloon
b. a moving cabin suspended from a cable across a valley, etc.
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a flat-bottomed barge used on canals and rivers of the US as far west as the Mississippi
4. (Transport / Railways) US and Canadian a low open flat-bottomed railway goods wagon
5. (Business / Commerce) a set of island shelves in a self-service shop: used for displaying goods
6. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Canadian a broadcasting booth built close to the roof over an ice-hockey arena, used by commentators
[from Italian (Venetian dialect), from Medieval Latin gondula, perhaps ultimately from Greek kondu drinking vessel]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gondola - a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no rooffreight car - a railway car that carries freight |
| 2. | gondola - long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice boat - a small vessel for travel on water | |
| 3. |  gondola - the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plantcompartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area |
Translations
gondola
n
(in Venice, of balloon, cable car etc) → Gondel f
(US Rail: also gondola car) → offener Güterwagen
(in supermarket) → Gondel f
n gondola [ˈgondələ]
1 a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice. gondel زورَق من زوارق البُنْدُقِيَّه гондола gondola gondol die Gondel γόνδολα góndola gondel قایق ونیزی؛ گندولا gondoli gondole גוֹנדוֹלָה विशेष रूप से वेनिस की नहरों में उपयोग की जानी वाली नौका, नाव gondola gondola gondola gondóll gondola ゴンドラ 이탈리아 Venice 특유의 좁고 바닥이 평평한 배 gondola gondola gondola gondel gondol gondola gôndola gondolă гондола gondola gondola gondola gondol เรือแจวโดยสารท้องแบนลำตัวยาวในลำคลองกรุงเวนิส gondol 威尼斯平底船 гондола وینس کی نہروں میں چلنے والی ہلکی چپٹے بیندوں والی کشتیاں thuyền gônđôla 威尼斯平底船，狭长小船
2 a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in. gondel قَفَص حول العمارة يقف عليه العُمّال платформа klec gondol die Sicherheitsgondel κρεμαστή σκαλωσιά góndola kaitsepuur اتاقک متحرک nostokori nacelle גוֹנדוֹלָה ऊंची इमारतों में काम करने के लिए पिंजड़ा नुमा ढांचा teretni plato kabin gondola öryggisbúr piattaforma sospesa つりかご 곤돌라 krepšys piekaru grozs (strādāšanai lielā augstumā) gondola gondel arbeidsheis platforma gaiola nacelă люлька klietka gondola gondola skyddskorg เรือกอนโดลา iskele asansörü 安全吊籠 відкритий підйомник اونچی عمارتوں کے پاس کام کرنے والوں کے لۓ حفاظتی بنجرہ giỏ khí cầu 安全吊笼
n gondoˈlier [-ˈliə]
a person who rows a gondola. gondelier نوتي الزورَق، سائِق الغوندولا гонделиер gondoliér gondolier der Gondoliere γονδολιέρης gondolero gondoljeer گوندولا ران gondolieeri gondolier/-ière גוֹנדוֹלייֵר नौका-चालक vozač gondole gondolás tukang gondola gondólaræðari gondoliere ゴンドラの船頭 곤돌라 사공 gondolininkas gondoljers pendayung gondola gondelier gondolfører gondolier gondoleiro gondolier гондольер gondoliér gondoljer gondolijer gondoljär คนแจวเรือกอนโดลาในเมืองเวนิส gondolcü 平底船的船夫 гондольєр کشتی چلانے والا شخص người chèo thuyền gônđôla 平底船的船夫
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