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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.
Interior of a gondola at Killington Ski Resort, Vermont. Classic 1960s 4-seater monocable gondola lift in Emmetten, Switzerland, built by GMD Mueller. This lift was of the same type as the old Whistler, British Columbia gondola.