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Gondola
Gondola Gon"do*la, n. (A["e]ronautics)
An elongated car under a dirigible.
Gondola
Gondola Gon"do*la, n. [It., dim. of gonda a gondola; cf. LL.
gandeia a kind of boat, Gr. ? a drinking vessel; said to be a
Persian word; cf. F. gondole gondola, cup.]
1. A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in
the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by
one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by
poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin
amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A
sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be
painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.
2. A flat-bottomed boat for freight. [U. S.]
3. A long platform car, either having no sides or with very
low sides, used on railroads. [U. S.]
Meaning of Gondola from wikipedia
- The
gondola (English: /ˈɡɒndələ/, Italian: [
ˈɡondola]; Venetian:
góndoła, Venetian: [ˈɡoŋdoɰa]) is a traditional, flat-bottomed
Venetian rowing boat, well...
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refer to:
Gondola, Mozambique, the prin****l town of
Gondola District,
Mozambique Gondola Point, a
community in New Brunswick,
Canada Gondola Ridge, Antarctica...
- A
gondola lift is a
means of
cable transport and type of
aerial lift
which is
supported and
propelled by
cables from above. It
consists of a loop of steel...
- A
gondola (usually
pronounced /ɡɒnˈdoʊlə/ in this context) is a
freestanding fixture used by
retailers to
display merchandise.
Gondolas typically consist...
- The Peak 2 Peak
Gondola is a
tricable gondola lift at
Whistler Blackcomb Resort in Whistler,
British Columbia,
linking Whistler Mountain's Roundhouse...
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cable car or ropeway, is a
means of
cable transport in
which cabins, cars,
gondolas, or open
chairs are
hauled above the
ground by
means of one or more cables...
- In
North American railroad terminology, a
gondola car or
gondola is
typically an open-topped
railroad car used for
transporting loose bulk materials, although...
- The
tricable gondola lift, also
known as the 3S
gondola lift, is a
cable car
system that was
developed by the
Swiss company Von Roll
transport systems...
-
Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg,
Jammu and Kashmir, is the
second longest and
second highest cable car in the world.
Higher lines include the Mi Teleférico...
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Gondola is the
general term for the usually-armored
ventral casemate-style
positions used on many
World War II-era
military bomber aircraft, especially...
