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gondola 音标拼音: [g'ɑndələ] [gɑnd'olə] n. 狭长小船,两头尖的平底船,无盖货车 狭长小船,两头尖的平底船,无盖货车 gondola n 1: a low flat- bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof [ synonym: { gondola car}, { gondola}] 2: long narrow flat- bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice 3: the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant [ synonym: { car}, { gondola}] Gondola \ Gon" do* la\, n. [ It., dim. of gonda a gondola; cf. LL. gandeia a kind of boat, Gr. ? a drinking vessel; said to be a Persian word; cf. F. gondole gondola, cup.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A flat- bottomed boat for freight. [ U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] 3. A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads. [ U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( A[" e] ronautics) An elongated car under a dirigible. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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