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The gondola (English: / ˈ ɡ ɒ n d ə l ə /, Italian:; Venetian: góndoła, Venetian: [ˈɡoŋdoɰa]) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon.
Gondola Lift at Namak Abrud, Iran. A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers.
A gondola car built by the South Australian Railways in the 1920s to an American Car and Foundry design. In North American railroad terminology, [note 1] a gondola car or gondola is typically an open-topped railroad car used for transporting loose bulk materials, although general freight was also carried in the pre-container era.
A gondola lift consists of a continuously circulating cable that is strung between two or more stations, over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal, which is connected to an engine or electric motor . [ 3 ]
The steam yacht Gondola is a rebuilt Victorian, screw-propelled, steam-powered passenger vessel on Coniston Water, England. Originally launched in 1859, she was built for the steamer service carrying passengers from the Furness Railway and from the Coniston Railway .
Gondola (balloon), a payload basket or capsule suspended beneath an unpowered hot air or gas balloon Gondola (Ferris wheel) , a passenger car or cabin or capsule attached to the rim of the wheel Gondola, a capsule in which a test subject is situated at the end of the rotating arm of a human centrifuge
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The House of Gundulić (known in Italian as Gondola) was a noble family of the Republic of Ragusa, considered one of the most prestigious families of the republic. It had origins in southern Dalmatia and Tyrol .