pontoon

1. A floating structure, such as a flatbottom boat, that is used to support a bridge.
2. A floating structure serving as a dock.
3. A float on a seaplane.

[French ponton, from Old French, from Latin pontō, pontōn-, floating bridge, from pōns, pont-, bridge.]

n. 1. a flat-bottomed boat or hollow metal cylinder used with others to support a temporary bridge or floating landing stage.

2. a bridge or landing stage supported by pontoons.

3. a large flat-bottomed barge or lighter equipped with cranes and tackle for careening ships and salvage work.

4. either of two floats fitted to an aircraft to enable it to land on water.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Pontoon may refer to:

• Pontoon (game), the Australian/Malaysian casino game
• Pontoon (card game), a chiefly British version of the card game blackjack (also known as vingt-et-un or 21)
• Pontoon (boat), the flat-bottomed boat, or floats used to support a structure on water
  • Pontoon effect, the tendency of pontoons to capsize when a heavy load with a high centre of gravity is placed on it
• Pontoon bridge, a bridge that floats on pontoons
• Ponton (automobile), the car body style
• Pontoon fenders, the fender style
• Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon, a book by Garrison Keillor
• Pontoon, County Mayo, Ireland

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - halvtolv, blackjack

2.
n. - ponton

Nederlands (Dutch)
ponton, drijver van watervliegtuig, platte boot

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) vingt-et-un (jeu)

2.
n. - ponton, (Aviat) flotteur

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kartenspiel

2.
n. - Ponton, Prahm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλωτό βάθρο γέφυρας, επίπεδη βάρκα (χωρίς καρίνα), πλωτό στήριγμα, πλωτήρας (υδροπλάνου κ.λπ.), (Βρετ.) είδος χαρτοπαίγνιου, είκοσι ένα
v. - περνώ (ποτάμι) με πλωτά βάθρα

Italiano (Italian)
pontile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pontão (m), flutuador (m), ponte sustentada por pontões (f)
v. - atravessar/construir sobre pontões

Русский (Russian)
понтон

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - blackjack (juego de cartas)

2.
n. - pontón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ponton, flottör, kortspel
v. - lägga pontonbro

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
浮桥, 浮码头, 浮筒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 浮橋, 浮碼頭, 浮筒

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (카드 게임의 일종) 판툰

2.
n. - 평저선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 平底船, 鉄舟, フロート

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الجسر العائم, جسر الأطواف (فعل) يعبر النهر بواسطه الطوافات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משחק-קלפים‬
n. - ‮מתקן נחיתה במטוס-ים, סירת-גשר, פונטון‬

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