Funicular and Gondola

Funicular noun - A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars.

Gondola and funicular are semantically related in ropeway topic. In some cases you can use "Gondola" instead a noun "Funicular".

Gondola noun - Long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice.

Funicular and gondola are semantically related in ropeway topic. You can use "Funicular" instead a noun "Gondola".