gondola

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
2. 2
   A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo: An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
3. 3
   A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo: The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.
4. 4
   A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo: The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.
5. 5
   A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo: That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
6. 6
   A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
7. 7
   A free-standing display unit in a supermarket or other retail store, where goods are shelved or hung on pegs or hooks for sale; An end bay; A parasite display.

Verb

1. 1
   To travel by gondola.