car vs gondola

car

noun
  • The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus. 

  • A clique or gang. 

  • The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car. 

  • A floating perforated box for living fish. 

  • The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list. 

  • an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit. 

  • A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation. 

  • An unpowered unit in a railroad train. 

  • A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not. 

  • A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car. 

  • A sliding fitting that runs along a track. 

  • The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels. 

  • The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism. 

gondola

noun
  • The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc. 

  • A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice. 

  • A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel. 

  • The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings. 

  • A free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket or other retail store. 

  • That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span. 

  • An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car. 

verb
  • To travel by gondola. 

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