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gondola
noun
gon·do·la
gän-ˈdō-
(usual for sense 1)
ˈgän-də-lə
gän-ˈdō-
1
: a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice
2
a
: an elongated car attached to the underside of an airship
b
: an often spherical airtight enclosure suspended from a balloon for carrying passengers or instruments
c
: an enclosed car suspended from a cable and used for transporting passengers
especially
: one used as a ski lift
3
: a heavy flat-bottomed boat used on New England rivers and on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
4
: a railroad car with no top, a flat bottom, and fixed sides that is used chiefly for hauling heavy bulk commodities
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California legislators, meet our old friend, Frank McCourt. McCourt, the former Dodgers owner, first pitched a gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium in 2018.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The gondola riders at the base of Heavenly’s ski lift appear 10 percent better dressed than last year.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Take a gondola or chairlift ride to see sweeping panoramas of the picturesque peaks.
—AFAR Media, 4 July 2025
And Frank wants to build an air gondola from Mount Adams to the Hard Rock Casino.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The gondola riders at the base of Heavenly’s ski lift appear 10 percent better dressed than last year.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Take a gondola or chairlift ride to see sweeping panoramas of the picturesque peaks.
—AFAR Media, 4 July 2025
And Frank wants to build an air gondola from Mount Adams to the Hard Rock Casino.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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“Gondola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gondola. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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gondola
noun
gon·do·la
ˈgän-də-lə (
usual for sense 1
)
gän-ˈdō-
1
: a long narrow boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice
2
: a railroad car with low sides and no top used for hauling loose freight
3
: an enclosure that hangs from something: as
a
: the part of a balloon in which passengers or instruments are carried
b
: a car that hangs from a cable and is used especially as a lift for skiers
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