The boat had two pontoons.
They built a pontoon bridge. [=a bridge that floats on the water and is held up by pontoons]
a pontoon plane [=an airplane that has pontoons on the bottom so that it can float on water]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pon|toon — pon|toon1 «pon TOON», noun. 1. a low, flat bottomed boat, or some other floating structure, used as one of the supports of a temporary bridge. 2. either of the two boat shaped parts of an airplane, for landing on or taking off from water; float.… … Useful english dictionary
pon — an·thro·pon·y·my; ar·a·pon·ga; ca·pon·ette; ca·pon·i·za·tion; ca·pon·ize; ca·pon·iz·er; car·dio·car·pon; cha·pon; chu·pon; cin·cho·loi·pon; cis·pon·tine; cou·pon; cou·pon·less; cram·pon; cram·pon·née; cre·pon; crou·pon; dip·lo·car·pon;… … English syllables
toon — car·toon·ery; car·toon·ist; coque·toon; duc·a·toon; es·pan·toon; fes·toon·er; fes·toon·ery; mus·ke·toon; pash·toon; ra·toon·er; sas·ka·toon; spit·toon; spon·toon; car·toon·ish; car·toon; fes·toon; pla·toon; pon·toon; ra·toon; toon;… … English syllables
pontoon — pon·toon … English syllables
pontooner — pon·toon·er … English syllables
pontoon — pon•toon [[t]pɒnˈtun[/t]] also pon•ton [[t]ˈpɒn tn[/t]] n. 1) mil a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river 2) civ a float for a derrick, landing stage, etc 3) naut. aer. navig. a… … From formal English to slang
pontoon bridge — pon toon bridge n a floating bridge which is supported by several pontoons … Dictionary of contemporary English
pontoon — pon|toon [pɔnˈtu:n US pa:n ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: ponton floating bridge , from Latin ponto, from pons bridge ] 1.) one of several metal containers or boats that are fastened together to support a floating bridge 2.) one of two… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pontoon — pon|toon [ pan tun ] noun 1. ) count a type of boat or metal container with a flat bottom, used for supporting a temporary bridge for people on a boat to land on 2. ) uncount BRITISH the game of BLACKJACK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pontoon — (pon TOON) [French, from ponton: a flat bottomed boat; a punt] A flat bottomed boat or hollow metal cylinder used in the construction of a temporary bridge. A float for a derrick or for a seaplane. They ran the pontoon boat upriver and… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
