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gondola

[gon-dl-uh, gon-doh-luh] / ˈgɒn dl ə, gɒnˈdoʊ lə /


NOUN
tram
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The control gondola, analogous to a ship’s bridge, hung from the forward section of the keel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

River Farmers’ Market is dependent on how the city’s gondola project develops, which would dominate the park and destroy dozens of trees with a gondola to and from Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

And will the $500-million proposal to ferry fans by gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium remain aloft or crash and burn?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

As for the second question, if I were former Dodgers owner and aerial tram godfather Frank McCourt, I’d fasten my seat belt, because the gondola is about to hit some heavy turbulence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

It had a black finish, just like a gondola.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

Not only are the gondolas imported from Italy, but the gondoliers are professionally trained singers who travel to Italy to learn the craft.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

There are plenty of water taxis and gondolas still free for hire and no crowds of angry tourists, deprived of their magical ride.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025

Medellin’s hillside settlements helped show the potential of gondolas as city infrastructure.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024

And when in Venice, he warned readers regretfully, “Stay away from gondolas; they cost as much as $3 an hour!”

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2024

This was a brass sea horse, exactly like the ones that adorned most gondolas in the city.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke




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