Gondola vs. Gondolet — What's the Difference?

The gondola (English: , Italian: [ˈɡondola]; Venetian: góndoła [ˈɡoŋdoɰa]) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling manner and also acts as the rudder.

A small gondola.

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

A small gondola.

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.

A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.

A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.

An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.

The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.

The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.

That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.

A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.

A free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket or other retail store.

To travel by gondola.

A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.

A flat-bottomed boat for freight.

A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads.

An elongated car under a dirigible.

A low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof

Long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice

Car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant