gondola
Meaning
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- A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
- A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
- A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
- A free-standing display unit in a supermarket or other retail store, where goods are shelved or hung on pegs or hooks for sale; A parasite bay; A parasite display.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɒn.də.lə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetian góndoƚa, from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα (kontoúra, “cutter, kind of ship”).
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