| NOUN | artifact | pontoon | (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | pontoon | a float supporting a seaplane |
| Sounds | paantuw'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | afternoon ... Witherspoon: 64 rhymes with uwn... | |
| Meaning | (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | boat | A small vessel for travel on water |
| Part of | pontoon bridge, bateau bridge, floating bridge | A temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons |
| Broader | barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter | A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) |
| Spanish | pontón | |
| Catalan | pontó | |
| Meaning | A float supporting a seaplane. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | amphibian, amphibious aircraft | An airplane designed to take off and land on water |
| Broader | float | Something that floats on the surface of water |
| Spanish | pontón | |
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