What does "gondola" mean?

A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.

What is a synonym for "gondola"?

Common synonyms include: gondola car, gondola car, airship, big o, boat, boxcar.

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Noun

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A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
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the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant wordnet
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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.
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long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice wordnet
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A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.; The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.

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a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof wordnet
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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.
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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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A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel. US
"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."
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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.