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Definition of pontoon - 7 dictionary results
pon⋅toon
1
[pon-toon] 
–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] .
[pon-tn] . Origin:
1585–95; < F ponton < L pontōn- (s. of pontō) flat-bottomed boat, punt
1585–95; < F ponton < L pontōn- (s. of pontō) flat-bottomed boat, punt
pon⋅toon
2 [pon-toon] –noun British.
| the card game twenty-one. |
Origin:
1915–20; alter. of F vingt-et-un twenty-one
1915–20; alter. of F vingt-et-un twenty-one
cais⋅son
[key-suhn, -son] –noun
| 1. | a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water. |
| 2. | a boatlike structure used as a gate for a dock or the like. |
| 3. | Nautical.
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| 4. | a two-wheeled wagon, used for carrying artillery ammunition. |
| 5. | an ammunition chest. |
| 6. | a wooden chest containing bombs or explosives, used formerly as a mine. |
| 7. | Architecture. coffer (def. 4). |
Related forms:
caissoned, adjective
cam⋅el
[kam-uhl] –noun
| 1. | either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World. Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary. |
| 2. | a color ranging from yellowish tan to yellowish brown. |
| 3. | Also called camel spin. Skating. a spin done in an arabesque position. |
| 4. | Nautical.
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Origin:
bef. 950; ME, OE < L camēlus < Gk kámēlos < Sem; cf. Heb gāmāl
bef. 950; ME, OE < L camēlus < Gk kámēlos < Sem; cf. Heb gāmāl
Related forms:
cam⋅el⋅like, adjective
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| pon·toon (pŏn-tōōn') 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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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.
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Language Translation for : pontoon
Spanish:
pontón,
German:
der Ponton,
Japanese:
浮橋
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.
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