pontoon
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noun \pän-ˈtün\Definition of PONTOON
1
: a flat-bottomed boat (as a lighter); especially : a flat-bottomed boat or portable float used in building a floating temporary bridge
2
: a float especially of a seaplane
Origin of PONTOON
French ponton, from Old French, from Latin ponton-, ponto
First Known Use: 1690
Rhymes with PONTOON
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2pontoon
nounDefinition of PONTOON
British : blackjack 5
Origin of PONTOON
perhaps alteration of vingt-et-un
First Known Use: circa 1917
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