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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pontoon \Pon*toon"\, n. [F. ponton (cf. It. pontone), from L.
     ponto, -onis, fr. pons, pontis, a bridge, perhaps originally,
     a way, path: cf. Gr. ? path, Skr. path, pathi, panthan. Cf.
     Punt a boat.]
     1. (Mil.) A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder,
        or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc.,
        forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly
        for the passage of troops.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) A low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished
        with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in
        careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc.,
        chiefly in the Mediterranean; a lighter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Pontoon bridge, a bridge formed with pontoons.
  
     Pontoon train, the carriages of the pontoons, and the
        materials they carry for making a pontoon bridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The French spelling ponton often appears in scientific
           works, but pontoon is more common form.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pontoon \Pon*toon"\, n. [F. ponton (cf. It. pontone), from L.
     ponto, -onis, fr. pons, pontis, a bridge, perhaps originally,
     a way, path: cf. Gr. ? path, Skr. path, pathi, panthan. Cf.
     Punt a boat.]
     1. (Mil.) A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder,
        or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc.,
        forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly
        for the passage of troops.
  
     2. (Naut.) A low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished
        with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in
        careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc.,
        chiefly in the Mediterranean; a lighter.
  
     Pontoon bridge, a bridge formed with pontoons.
  
     Pontoon train, the carriages of the pontoons, and the
        materials they carry for making a pontoon bridge.
  
     Note: The French spelling ponton often appears in scientific
           works, but pontoon is more common form.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  pontoon
       n 1: (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat)
            that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
       2: a float supporting a seaplane

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pontoon
     n.
     1 A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant
  support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
     2 (lb en by extension) A bridge with floating supports.
     3 A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
     4 A float of a seaplane.
     5 A lighter or barge used for loading or unloading ships.
     n.
     (lb en card games) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards
  whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  pontoon
     n.
     1 A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant
  support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
     2 (lb en by extension) A bridge with floating supports.
     3 A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
     4 A float of a seaplane.
     5 A lighter or barge used for loading or unloading ships.
     n.
     (lb en card games) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards
  whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  pontoon
     n.
     1 A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant
  support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
     2 (lb en by extension) A bridge with floating supports.
     3 A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
     4 A float of a seaplane.
     5 A lighter or barge used for loading or unloading ships.
     n.
     (lb en card games) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards
  whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  pontoon
     n.
     1 A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant
  support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
     2 (lb en by extension) A bridge with floating supports.
     3 A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
     4 A float of a seaplane.
     5 A lighter or barge used for loading or unloading ships.
     n.
     (lb en card games) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards
  whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Pontoon /pɒntˈuːn/
  القارب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  pontoon //pɒnˈtuːn// 
  понто́н 2.
  box used to raise a sunken vessel
   3.
  buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  pontoon /pɒntˈuːn/ 
  ponton

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  pontoon /pɒntˈuːn/
  Ponton , schwimmende Stützplattform  [constr.]
        "spud carriage pontoon"  - Stelzenponton
   see: pontoons
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  pontoon /pɒntˈuːn/
   [Br.] Siebzehnundvier 
           Note: Kartenspiel

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  pontoon //pɒnˈtuːn// 
  1. ponttoni 2.
  box used to raise a sunken vessel
   3.
  buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage
  2. ilmatyyny
  float of a seaplane

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  pontoon /pɒntˈuːn/ 
  1. एक प्रकार का ताश का खेल
        "Let us play pontoon it's really very interesting."
  2. नावपुल
        "Let us climb the pantoon bridge."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  pontoon /pɒntˈuːn/
  gumeni čamac, keson, ploveći dok, ponton, pontonski most, zvono

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  pontoon /pɒntˈuːn/
  1. záróponton
  2. állóhajó
  3. keszon
  4. ponton
  5. állócsónak
  6. huszonegyes
  7. úszó

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  pontoon //pɒnˈtuːn// 
  ポンツーン
  buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  pontoon /ˌpɒnˈtu:n/ 
   1.  ponton
   2.  oko  [gra]

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  pontoon //pɒnˈtuːn// 
  ponton 2.
  buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage
   3.
  box used to raise a sunken vessel
   4.
  float of a seaplane

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  pontoon /pɒntˈuːn/
  1. duba, tombaz. pontoon bridge dubalar üstüne kurulan köprü.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɑnˈtun/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.浮桥,浮筒,二十一点,潜水箱

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 浮桥,浮筒,浮码头,潜水箱,二十一点
     vt. 架浮桥于

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