gondola
/ˈɡɑndələ/
noun
- A long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and high pointed ends, used on canals in Venice, Italy, and traditionally rowed by a gondolier.
- The gondola glided silently along the Grand Canal, past historic palaces.
- Tourists lined up to board a gondola for a tour of the city's waterways.
- We took a romantic gondola ride through the canals of Venice at sunset.
- An enclosed cabin suspended from a cable, used to carry people up a mountain or across a valley, especially at a ski resort or scenic attraction.
- We rode the gondola to the top of the mountain for a panoramic view of the Alps.
- From the gondola, we could see the entire valley spread out below us.
- The ski resort's new gondola can carry eight passengers per cabin.
- A type of open shelving unit used in retail stores to display merchandise.
- Each gondola in the aisle held a different category of snacks and drinks.
- The end cap of the gondola featured a special sale on cereal.
- The store manager arranged the new products on the gondola near the entrance.
- A car or compartment on a cable car, Ferris wheel, or other amusement ride.
- The Ferris wheel's gondola swayed gently as it reached the top.
- Children waved from the gondola as the ride began to move.
- Each gondola on the cable car line offers a comfortable seat for the ride up the hill.