n. A flat-bottomed boat, very long and narrow, formerly almost the exclusive means of conveyance in Venice, on the canals, but now superseded in part on the chief canals by small omnibus-steamers.n. A lighter or large flat-bottomed boat on the rivers of New England. In this use also gondelo, gundelo.n. A small boat used to transport the passengers or crew of a ship to and from the shore.n. On a railroad, a gondola car. See below.n. A vase or bowl of decorative character having a wide mouth, and usually of greater breadth than height: a term applied especially to carved vessels in crystal, agate, and similar materials.n. [capitalized] [NL.] In conchology, a genus of gastropods: same as Cymbium, 1. Fèrussac;, 1821n. A coach of unusual size with a boat-shaped bottom and seats for eight or more persons.