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Look up: gondola

  1. Gondola
    A gondola is an ornamental type of barge navigated on the canals of Venice.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. gondola
    Display shelves and racks that form aisles in a retail store. See wall shelving.
    Found on http://www.fmi.org/facts_figs/glossary_s

  3. gondola
    [Noun] Plural form: gondolas. A kind of boat that you normally find in Venice, or a type of cable car for people, usually to get them to the top of a mountain.
    Example: There was a very famous ice cream advert where a man sang in a gondola in Venice.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  4. gondola
    [n] - long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. gondola
    a survey of a group of stores would reveal a long list of displays that would include the following forms:...counter-case and end-of-counter displays (--).. Category: Commerce - movement of goods • an uphill ski lift that carries several skiers in each of a series of enclosed aerial cars...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Gondola
    Gon'do·la noun [ Italian , dim. of gonda a gondola; confer Late Latin gandeia a kind of boat, Greek ... a drinking vessel; said to be a Persian word; confer French gondole gondola, cup.] 1. A long, narrow boat with a high pr...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/43

  7. Gondola
    Gon'do·la noun (Aëronautics) An elongated car under a dirigible.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/43

  8. gondola
    1. 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 V...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. Gondola
    • (n.) 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...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. gondola
    (from the article `freight car`) ...may be either gondola or hopper cars. Hoppers are used to haul bulk freight such as coal, gravel, and grain; they have either several discharge ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/47

  11. gondola
    tapered, 32-foot- (10-metre-) long flat-bottomed boat historically associated with the canals and lagoon of Venice, carrying from two to six ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/47

  12. Gondola
    [disambiguation] A gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing boat, best known today for transporting tourists. Gondola may also refer to: ==Fixed structures== ==Places== ==Transport==
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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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