- a long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat having a tall, ornamental stem and stern and sometimes a small cabin for passengers, rowed or poled by a single person who stands at the stern, facing forward: used especially on the canals of Venice, Italy.
- a passenger compartment suspended beneath a balloon or airship.
- an enclosed cabin suspended from an overhead cable, used to transport passengers up and down a ski slope or over scenic or treacherous terrain.
- an open railroad freight car with low sides, for transporting bulk freight and manufactured goods.
- a truck whose bed or trailer is a hopper, as for transporting mixed cement.
- a freestanding structure for displaying merchandise in a retail establishment, as a supermarket.
- a chair or couch having a gondola back.
- a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high ornamented stem and a platform at the stern where an oarsman stands and propels the boat by sculling or punting: traditionally used on the canals of Venice
- a car or cabin suspended from an airship or balloon
- a moving cabin suspended from a cable across a valley, etc
- a flat-bottomed barge used on canals and rivers of the US as far west as the Mississippi
- a low open flat-bottomed railway goods wagon
- a set of island shelves in a self-service shop: used for displaying goods
- a broadcasting booth built close to the roof over an ice-hockey arena, used by commentators