gondola vs tram

gondola

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

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

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

  • 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. 

verb
  • To travel by gondola. 

tram

noun
  • An aerial cable car. 

  • A similar vehicle for carrying materials. 

  • A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train. 

  • A people mover. 

  • A car on a horse railway or tramway (horse trams preceded electric trams). 

  • A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods. 

  • A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America). 

verb
  • To weave in this manner. 

  • To transport (material) by tram. 

  • To travel by tram. 

  • To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway. 

  • To align a component in mechanical engineering or metalworking, particularly the head of a drill press. 

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