1. gondola - Noun
2. gondola - Verb
A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.
A flat-bottomed boat for freight.
A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBlue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola. Diana Vreeland
The gondola of London. Benjamin Disraeli
Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola. Bob Dylan
A balloon designed for planetary exploration will carry a small gondola containing an instrument payload. Source: Internet
Alternatively, a balloon may carry a thicker instrumented "snake" in place of the gondola and guiderope, combining the functions of the two. Source: Internet
A gondola beneath the balloon will carry the instrument and the lightweight telescope, which consists of an 8.4-foot (2.5-meter) dish antenna as well as a series of mirrors, lenses, and detectors designed and optimized to capture far-infrared light. Source: Internet