Definitions for pontoons

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pontoons pon·toon

Spelling: [pon-toon]

IPA: /pɒnˈtun/

Pontoons is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 93 anagrams from letters in pontoons (nnooopst).

Definitions for pontoons

noun

1. Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
2. a float for a derrick, landing stage, etc.
3. Nautical. a float for raising a sunken or deeply laden vessel in the water; a camel or caisson.
4. a seaplane float.
5. the card game twenty-one.

Origin of pontoons

1585-95; French ponton Latin pontōn- (stem of pontō) flat-bottomed boat, punt

Examples for pontoons

Beyond the burning town was the river, crossed now by six pontoon bridges.

He flung the door open and dove far enough to clear the pontoon.

A pontoon bridge, dotted with figures in khaki, crossed a deep pool.

The bridge swayed, then caved in, where the pontoon had been struck and was sinking.

The pontoon wagon was brought up, and unloaded by the side of the river.

You guard the pontoon bridge with a squad of Iraqi Army soldiers and a single interpreter.

Scotty climbed out on the pontoon and caught the rope thrown by a seaman.

While we have not definitively located the video, in one video tanks can be seen crossing a pontoon bridge into Ukraine.

I am pleased with you; but look—there comes a lady on our pontoon.

The horses were attached to the pontoon wagon, ready for a start.