gondola: meaning and definitions

Nautical A lightweight narrow barge with ends that curve up into a point and often a small cabin in the middle, propelled with a single oar from the stern and used on the canals of Venice.

Nautical A flatbottom riverboat.

A gondola car.

A basket, enclosure, or instrument sling suspended from and carried aloft by a balloon.

An enclosed structure suspended from a cable, used for conveying passengers, as to and from a ski slope.