pontoon
Meaning
- A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
- (broadly) A bridge with floating supports.
- A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
- A float of a seaplane.
- A lighter or barge used for loading or unloading ships.
Synonyms
flat-bottomed boat
Van John
vingt-un
flat boat
crane barge
black-jack
Translations
ponton
Ponton
pontone
pontón
ponton
pontão
duba
pontoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɒnˈtuːn/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ponton, from Old French ponton, from Latin pontō, pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”).
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "pontoon" and many other words and sentences in English.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
