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pon·toon1 
[pon-toon] Pronunciation Key
[pon-toon] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river. |
| 2. | a float for a derrick, landing stage, etc. |
| 3. | Nautical. a float for raising a sunken or deeply laden vessel in the water; a camel or caisson. |
| 4. | a seaplane float. |
Also, pon·ton
[pon-tn] Pronunciation Key.
[pon-tn] Pronunciation Key.[Origin: 1585–95; < F ponton < L pontōn- (s. of pontō) flat-bottomed boat, punt]
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[pon-toon] Pronunciation Key
[pon-toon] Pronunciation Key –noun British.
| the card game twenty-one. |
[Origin: 1915–20; alter. of F vingt-et-un twenty-one]
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| pon·toon
(pŏn-tōōn') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French ponton, from Old French, from Latin pontō, pontōn-, floating bridge, from pōns, pont-, bridge; see pent- in Indo-European roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pontoon
pontoon
1676, from Fr. pontoon, from M.Fr. ponton, from L. pontonem (nom. ponto) "flat-bottomed boat," from pons "bridge." Pontoon bridge is first recorded 1778.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| pontoon | |
noun | |
| 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 |
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Pontoon Beach, IL (village, FIPS 61067) Location: 38.72653 N, 90.05113 W
Population (1990): 4013 (1628 housing units)
Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. 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. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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