PONTOONED
Adjective
pontooned
Having a pontoon, or pontoons, attached to it.
Verb
pontooned
simple past tense and past participle of pontoon
Source: Wiktionary
PONTOON
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
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