pontoon

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pontoon[1,noun] pontoon[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹pon·toon
Pronunciation: pän-'tün
Function: noun
Etymology: French ponton, from Old French, from Latin ponton-, ponto
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