PONTOON

pontoon

(noun) a float supporting a seaplane

pontoon

(noun) (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology 1

Noun

pontoon (plural pontoons)

(military) A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.

A floating structure supporting a bridge or dock.

Synonym: pontoon bridge

A box used to raise a sunken vessel.

A float of a seaplane.

A lighter or barge used for loading or unloading ships.

Etymology 2

Noun

pontoon (uncountable)

(card games) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.

Synonym: vingt-et-un

Source: Wiktionary

---

Pon*toon", n. Etym: [F. ponton (cf. It. pontone), from L. ponto, - onis, fr. pons, pontis, a bridge, perhaps originally, a way, path: cf. Gr. path, pathi, panthan. Cf. Punt a boat.]

1. (Mil.)

Definition: 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.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: 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. Pontoon bridge, a bridge formed with pontoons.

– Pontoon train, the carriages of the pontoons, and the materials they carry for making a pontoon bridge.

Note: The French spelling ponton often appears in scientific works, but pontoon is more common form.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins