1 a light flat-bottomed boat used on Venetian canals, with a central cabin and a high point at each end, worked by one oar at the stern.
2 a car suspended from an airship or balloon.
3 an island of shelves used to display goods in a supermarket.
4 (also gondola car) US a flat-bottomed open railway goods wagon.
5 a car attached to a ski-lift.
Etymology: Venetian It., of obscure orig.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.