how to pronounce gondola

/ˈɡɒn.dəl.ə/

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gondola is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of gondola in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meanings of gondola

noun:

That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.
An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
A free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket.
The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.
A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.

verb:

To travel by gondola.

gondola frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gondola occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics gondola can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that gondola can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;