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1. a long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat, rowed by an oarsman at the stern: used on the canals in Venice, Italy. 2. a passenger compartment suspended beneath a balloon or airship. Compare car (def. 3). 3. an enclosed cabin suspended from an overhead cable, used to transport passengers, as up and down a ski slope. 4. Also called gonâ²dola car`. an open railroad freight car with low sides.
See the above article for the full listing of aerial lifts in the country (including aerial tramways). Gondola lifts with English articles include: Dragondola, Naeba, Yuzawa, Niigata, is the longest aerial lift in Japan (5.5 km), as well as the fastest gondola lift in the country (6 m/s)