gondola

gondola is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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 Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.
2. noun. A flat-bottomed boat for freight.
3. noun. A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads.
4. noun. the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant

   Synonyms: car

5. noun. long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
6. noun. a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof

Synonyms

car

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in gondola:

algodon, dongola, lagodon

Common word forms

gondolas

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