gondola

     

A gonola is a traditional Venetian sculling boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have a role in public transport, serving as traghetti (ferries) over major canals.

Trivia about gondola

  • It's what you ride along the canals of Venice
  • The basket beneath a balloon is called this, like a Venetian boat
  • The passenger & crew compartment of an airship shares this name with a type of boat used in Venice
  • It can be the basket below a hot-air balloon or a flat-bottomed boat used on a canal
  • The panorama at Mammoth Mountain is this type of transport for skiers, not Venetian singers