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pontoon
1[pon-toon]
noun
Military.a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
a float for a derrick, landing stage, etc.
Nautical.a float for raising a sunken or deeply laden vessel in the water; a camel or caisson.
a seaplane float.
pontoon
2[pon-toon]
noun
the card game twenty-one.
pontoon
1/ ɒˈٳː /
noun
a watertight float or vessel used where buoyancy is required in water, as in supporting a bridge, in salvage work, or where a temporary or mobile structure is required in military operations
( as modifier )
a pontoon bridge
nautical a float, often inflatable, for raising a vessel in the water
pontoon
2/ ɒˈٳː /
noun
Also called: twenty-one. vingt-et-un.a gambling game in which players try to obtain card combinations worth 21 points
(in this game) the combination of an ace with a ten or court card when dealt to a player as his first two cards
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pontoon1
Origin of pontoon2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pontoon1
Origin of pontoon2
Example Sentences
Fishing: At Trinity Lake, you can rent a deck boat, pontoon boat or houseboat and try your hand at catching large and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout and Kokanee salmon.
Fraser came of age on Mercer Island, adjacent to Lake Washington’s eastern shore, across a heavily-trafficked pontoon bridge notorious for fatal crashes.
They were still bros, by virtue of being young, male and white, but they weren’t fielding invites to keggers in corn fields or weekend pontoon trips.
The icy water is like fire on my skin and all my brain can think of is making it to the pontoon without needing help from the lifeguards.
It all began when 57-year-old Billy was sitting in his house and spotted the cub diving off the nearby pontoon.
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