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gondolier Definition


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gondola
noun gondolas
    1. A long narrow flat-bottomed boat with pointed upturned ends, used to transport passengers on the canals of Venice.
    2. The passenger cabin suspended from an airship, balloon or cable-railway.
    3. A free-standing shelved unit for displaying goods in a supermarket.
Derivative: gondolier
noun
    Someone who propels a gondola in Venice.
Etymology: 16c: a Venetian dialect word, meaning ‘to rock'.



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