Meaning & use
gondola
A long, narrow boat traditionally used to travel through the canals of Venice.
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Tourists glided beneath old stone bridges in a gondola steered by a singing boatman.
A gondola carried skiers up the snowy mountain to the top of the slope.
A note on using this word
Gondola is often misspelled gandola; it also refers to a cable car cabin, such as those used at ski resorts.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A suspended cabin that carries passengers along a cable, as on a ski lift.
They rode the gondola to the summit for a panoramic view.
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