Definition of pontoon
1 : a flat-bottomed boat (such 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
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Origin and Etymology of pontoon
French ponton, from Old French, from Latin ponton-, ponto
First Known Use: 1676
Origin and Etymology of pontoon
perhaps alteration of vingt-et-un
First Known Use: circa 1917
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: a large hollow container filled with air and used to make something (as a boat, plane, or bridge) float
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