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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pontoon bridge — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pontoon train — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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