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- [pon-toon]
- /pɒnˈtun/
- /pɒnˈtuːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pon-toon]
- /pɒnˈtun/
Definitions of pontoon word
- noun pontoon the card game twenty-one. 1
- noun pontoon floating support for a bridge 1
- noun pontoon card game: twenty-one 1
- countable noun pontoon A pontoon is a floating platform, often one used to support a bridge. 0
- noun pontoon a watertight float or vessel used where buoyancy is required in water, as in supporting a bridge, in salvage work, or where a temporary or mobile structure is required in military operations 0
- noun pontoon (as modifier) 0
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Origin of pontoon
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < French ponton < Latin pontōn- (stem of pontō) flat-bottomed boat, punt
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Parts of speech for Pontoon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pontoon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pontoon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pontoon
noun pontoon
- balsa — Balsa or balsa wood is a very light wood from a South American tree.
- balsas — river in SC Mexico, flowing into the Pacific: c. 450 mi (724 km)
- gangplank — a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.
- life raft — a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is downed at sea.
- lifeboat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
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