gondola
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- noun
- /ˈɡɒndələ/
- The gondola moved smoothly across the water as the gondolier sang sweet melodies.
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Examples
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Waiting there is a Venetian gondola, rundown but still magnificent.
Fiction book (1991) -
Off S. Nico di Lido, a procession of gondolas escorted the state barge back to the city.
Fiction book (1999) -
Will you go find yourself a gondola?
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So I hop into the gondola, shows her the ring and she says yes.
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Shall we go out in a gondola on the Grand Canal... ...and find a serenata?
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'Then we were in Venice, drifting along in a gondola 'with the sound of mandolins coming over the water.
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We'd just stepped off the gondola and into the beat-up old hall.
Fiction book (1992) -
I've always enjoyed our staycations, but I think I'm ready for a little gondola ride with my fella.
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His eye swept along the graceful lines of a gondola, its silver prow brilliant in the sunlight, which dappled the green water.
Fiction book (1999) -
We enjoyed a romantic ride in a gondola while gliding through the canals of Venice.
Synonyms
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A small open boat moved with oars on lakes and rivers
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2.3
A small boat moved with oars for sport or fun
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A long narrow boat that carries people or goods on canals
Compounds
- Specialized
A low open train car with fixed sides and no roof for carrying loose materials like coal
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Etymology
Gondola comes from Venetian Italian gondola, the long, flat boat used in Venice, so a gondola is that narrow, flat-bottomed boat people ride on the canals.