gondola
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The control gondola, analogous to a ship’s bridge, hung from the forward section of the keel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Team McCourt has suggested the gondola will be built with private money, perhaps from selling advertising rights, and that rides will be free to Dodger ticket holders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Much of the early gondola opposition was from Chinatown residents who didn’t like the idea of living under what would resemble an amusement park ride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The gondola would occupy only a small slice of the 32-acre space, but it would be a visible distraction from every inch of the park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Oh dear, Victor thought, she’s wearing gondola earrings.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
Not only are the gondolas imported from Italy, but the gondoliers are professionally trained singers who travel to Italy to learn the craft.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
An “ocean skyway” ride took visitors in clear gondolas out over the Pacific surf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
Medellin’s hillside settlements helped show the potential of gondolas as city infrastructure.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024
Images taken by the BBC show wires from at least two gondolas on the 55m tall City Flyer ride tangled up with each other.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
A thousand lights twinkled on the water—the lights of the restaurants along the canal, the lights of the gondolas, of the vaporetti weaving their way along the broad waterway.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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