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Vinony

gondola

verb

  1. gondola
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noun

  1. freestanding fixture used by retailers to display merchandise
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Byzantine Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”).

  1. A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
  2. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
  3. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
  4. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
  5. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
  6. A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.

    “The railroad track paralleled the road, and along the track we saw lines of burned-out gondolas and freight cars which had been fired and destroyed during the war.”

  7. A free-standing display unit in a supermarket or other retail store, where goods are shelved or hung on pegs or hooks for sale; An end bay; A parasite display.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Byzantine Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”).

  1. To travel by gondola.