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Dictionary Results for pontoon: | ||
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
pontoon n 1: (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge 2: a float supporting a seaplane | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Pontoon \Pon*toon"\, n. [F. ponton (cf. It. pontone), from L. ponto, -onis, fr. pons, pontis, a bridge, perhaps originally, a way, path: cf. Gr. ? path, Skr. path, pathi, panthan. Cf. Punt a boat.] 1. (Mil.) A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder, or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc., forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly for the passage of troops. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc., chiefly in the Mediterranean; a lighter. [1913 Webster] Pontoon bridge, a bridge formed with pontoons. Pontoon train, the carriages of the pontoons, and the materials they carry for making a pontoon bridge. [1913 Webster] Note: The French spelling ponton often appears in scientific works, but pontoon is more common form. [1913 Webster] | ||
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