gondola
/ˈɡɒn.də.lə/US/ˈɡɑndələ/
gondola noun: a small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
Noun
gondola (plural gondolas or gondole)
- A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
- An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
- Synonyms:
- cable car
- The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.
- The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.
- That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
- A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
- 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.1948, John Steinbeck, chapter 6, in A Russian Journal, page 118
- Synonyms:
- gondola car
- 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.
Verb
gondola (third-person singular simple present gondolas, present participle gondolaing, simple past and past participle gondolaed)
- To travel by gondola.
gondola meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Tagalog
gondola in Hindi
- narrow boat, especially in Venice
- गोंडोला goṇḍolā
gondola in Tamil
- narrow boat, especially in Venice
- கொண்டோலா koṇṭōlā
gondola in Telugu
- narrow boat, especially in Venice
- గాండల gāṇḍala
gondola in Tagalog
- narrow boat, especially in Venice
- gondola
More languagesFewer languages
- gondola in Arabic
- غندول, جندول
- gondola in Indonesian
- gondola
- gondola in Persian
- گوندولا gondolâ
- gondola in Thai
- เรือกอนโดลา reua gondohlaa
- gondola in Vietnamese
- thuyền gonđon, gonđon
- gondola in Myanmar
- ဂွန်ဒိုလာ gwanduila
Synonyms of gondola
Forms of gondola
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gondolas |
| plural | gondole |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | gondolas |
| present participle | gondolaing |
| past participle | gondolaed |
| past | gondolaed |
Origin of gondola
Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Byzantine Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”).
Words formed from gondola
Phrases with gondola
Words that rhyme with gondola
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
- tetracola
Questions about gondola
- What does gondola mean?
- Gondola means a small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
- What is gondola in Hindi?
- Gondola in Hindi is गोंडोला (goṇḍolā). See Gondola meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gondola?
- Gondola can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce gondola?
- Gondola is pronounced /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gondola?
- The plural of gondola is gondolas.
Words near gondola in the dictionary
Source and license
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