meaning of pontoon
1. 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. 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.
3. a float supporting a seaplane
Related Words
pontoon | pontoon bridge | pontoon plane | pontooning |
