pontoon

¹pon·toon

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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