PONTOON


Meaning of PONTOON in English

/ pɒnˈtuːn; NAmE pɑːn-/ noun

1.

[ C ] a temporary floating platform built across several boats or hollow structures, especially one used for tying boats to

2.

[ C ] a boat or hollow structure that is one of several used to support a floating platform or bridge :

a pontoon bridge

3.

[ U ] ( BrE ) = blackjack

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WORD ORIGIN

sense 3 early 20th cent.: probably an alteration of vingt-et-un twenty-one.

senses 1 to 2 late 17th cent.: from French ponton , from Latin ponto , ponton- , from pons , pont- bridge.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.