English

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�n�tu�n/
SAMPA|/pQn"tu:n/
audio|en-us-pontoon.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
From Old French ponton, from Latin ponto (�ferryboat�), from pons (�bridge�).

Noun
en-noun

1. military A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
2. A floating structure supporting a bridge or dock.
3. A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
4. A float of a seaplane.

Synonyms
(floating structure used as a bridge): pontoon bridge

Translations
trans-top|support for a temporary bridge
Finnish: ponttoni
trans-mid
Romanian: t|ro|ponton
trans-bottom

trans-top|floating structure supporting a bridge or dock
Finnish: ponttoni
German: Ponton m
trans-mid
Romanian: t|ro|ponton
trans-bottom

trans-top|box used to raise a sunken vessel
Finnish: ponttoni
trans-mid
Romanian: t|ro|ponton
trans-bottom

trans-top|float of a seaplane
Finnish: ilmatyyny
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
Probably from vingt-un, an obsolete variant of vingt-et-un, from French, literally �twenty-one�.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. context|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.

Synonyms
(card game): vingt-et-un

See also
baccarat
blackjack
twenty-one

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