gondola
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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
The gondola would occupy only a small slice of the 32-acre space, but it would be a visible distraction from every inch of the park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
“She’s brought an extra fire to this whole effort, and really inspired a lot of young people,” said Jon Christensen, gondola foe and co-founder of the Los Angeles Parks Alliance.
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
In the balloon’s wicker gondola was a video-game image of Mr. Lemoncello dressed like the Wizard of Oz.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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
Medellin’s hillside settlements helped show the potential of gondolas as city infrastructure.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024
Images taken by the BBC showed wires from at least two gondolas on the ride tangled up with each other.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 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
A thousand lights twinkled on the water—the lights of the restaurants along the canal, the lights of the gondolas, of the vaporetti weaving their way along the broad waterway.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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The Merchant of Venice
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When the Emperor Was Divine
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