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Gondola (disambiguation)

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A gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing boat, best known today for transporting tourists.

Gondola may also refer to:

Venetian gondolas
A gondola lift
An enclosed Ferris wheel gondola
The Falkirk Wheel has two water-filled gondolas
An airship gondola
A railroad gondola
The gondola of the Johnsville human centrifuge

Places

Transport

Compartments or platforms

  • Gondola (airplane), a compartment on the underside of a powered fixed-wing aircraft
  • Gondola (airship), an external equipment or passenger compartment attached to a powered blimp or dirigible
  • Gondola (balloon), a payload basket or capsule suspended beneath an unpowered hot air or gas balloon
  • Gondola (Ferris wheel), a passenger car or cabin or capsule attached to the rim of the wheel
  • Gondola, a capsule in which a test subject is situated at the end of the rotating arm of a human centrifuge
  • Gondola lift, or cable car, a type of aerial lift
  • Gondola, used to carry passengers in various types of aerial lift
  • Gondola, the cargo or passenger platform suspended beneath a transporter bridge
  • Gondola, major component of the Falkirk Wheel rotating boat lift in Scotland, UK
  • Spy gondola, an observation compartment lowered beneath an airship

Vehicles

  • Gondola (rail), a type of railroad car with an open top and enclosed sides, for carrying loose bulk materials
  • SY Gondola, a preserved steam yacht operated by the National Trust on Coniston Water, England

Other uses

See also