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  • 61gondola — noun Etymology: Italian dialect (Venetian), probably from Middle Greek kontoura small vessel Date: 1549 1. a long narrow flat bottomed boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice 2. a heavy flat bottomed boat used on New England… …

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  • 62Gondola (disambiguation) — Gondola may refer to:*Gondola, a narrow boat, best known today for its use in the canals of Venice *The passenger area or basket of an airship or hot air balloon *The passenger component of a Ferris wheel is also called a gondola. *Gondola lift,… …

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  • 63gondola — gon|do|la [ gandələ, gən doulə ] noun count a long narrow boat with curved ends that you move using a long pole. Gondolas are used on the CANALS in Venice. a. the part of a CABLE CAR or SKI LIFT that people sit in b. the part attached to a HOT… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 64gondola — UK [ˈɡɒndələ] / US [ˈɡɑndələ] / US [ɡənˈdoʊlə] noun [countable] Word forms gondola : singular gondola plural gondolas 1) a long narrow boat with curved ends that you move using a long pole. Gondolas are used on the canals in Venice. 2) the part… …

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  • 65gondola — [gän′dō lə, gän′dələ; ] often [ gän dō′lə, gəndō′lə] n. [It (Venetian) < Rhaeto Romanic (dial.) gondolá, to rock] 1. a long, narrow boat for a few passengers used on the canals of Venice, having a high, pointed prow and stern and propelled by… …

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  • 66gondola —    (GON doh lah) [Venetian Italian] A long, narrow, flatbottomed boat with high, pointed ends, designed for use on the canals of Venice, and poled or rowed by one man at the stern. Also, an enclosed cabin attached under an airship or balloon, or… …

    Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • 67gondola — gon•do•la [[t]ˈgɒn dl ə[/t]] or, esp. for 1, [[t]gɒnˈdoʊ lə[/t]] n. pl. las 1) navig. a long, narrow, flat bottomed boat, rowed by an oarsman at the stern: used on the canals in Venice, Italy 2) aer. a passenger compartment suspended beneath a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 68gon·do·la — /ˈgɑːndələ/ noun, pl las [count] 1 : a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice 2 a : the part of a balloon or airship in which passengers or instruments are carried 2 b : a vehicle that hangs from a cable and is used for carrying passengers …

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  • 69gondola — n. long flat bottomed boat piloted by one person with a single oar (commonly used on the canals of Venice, Italy)gon·do·la || gÉ‘ndÉ™lÉ™ ,gÉ‘n dəʊlÉ™ / gÉ’ndÉ™lÉ™ …

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  • 70gondolas — n. long flat bottomed boat piloted by one person with a single oar (commonly used on the canals of Venice, Italy)gon·do·la || gÉ‘ndÉ™lÉ™ ,gÉ‘n dəʊlÉ™ / gÉ’ndÉ™lÉ™ …

    English contemporary dictionary