English-Thai Dictionary

pontoon

N เกม ไพ่ช นิดหนึ่ง  kem-pai-cha-nid-nuang

 

pontoon

N เรือ ท้องแบน  เรือ ปั้นจั่น  barge float ruea-tong-bean

 

pontoon

N โป๊ะ  ทุ่นลอย  สะพานลอย น้ำ  แพ  ทุ่น ท่าเรือ  raft po

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PONTOON

n.[L. pons, a bridge, probably from the root of pono, to lay. ] 1. A flat-bottomed boat, whose frame of wood is covered and lined with tin, or covered with copper; used in forming bridges over rivers for armies.
2. A lighter; a low flat vessel resembling a barge, furnished with cranes, capstans and other machinery; used in careening ships, chiefly in the Mediterranean.
Pontoon-bridge, is a bridge formed with pontoons, anchored or made fast in two lines, about five feet asunder.
Pontoon-Carriage, is made with two wheels only, and two long side pieces, whose fore ends are supported by timbers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PONTOON

Pon *toon ", n. Etym: [F. ponton (cf. It. pontone ), from L. ponto, -onis, fr. pons, pontis, a bridge, perhaps originally, a way, path: cf. Gr. path, pathi, panthan. Cf. Punt a boat. ]

 

1. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder, or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc. , forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly for the passage of troops.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc. , chiefly in the Mediterranean; a lighter. Pontoon bridge, a bridge formed with pontoons. -- Pontoon train, the carriages of the pontoons, and the materials they carry for making a pontoon bridge.

 

Note: The French spelling ponton often appears in scientific works, but pontoon is more common form.

 

PONTOONING

PONTOONING Pon *toon "ing, n.

 

Defn: The act, art, or process of constructing pontoon bridges. "Army instruction in pontooning. " Gen. W. T. Shermah.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pontoon

pon toon 1 |ˌpänˈto͞on ˌpɑnˈtun | ▶noun a flat-bottomed boat or hollow metal cylinder used with others to support a temporary bridge or floating landing stage. • a bridge or landing stage supported by pontoons. • a large flat-bottomed barge or lighter equipped with cranes. • either of the floats fitted to an aircraft to enable it to land on water. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French ponton, from Latin ponto, ponton-, from pons, pont- ‘bridge. ’

 

pontoon

pon toon 2 |ˌpɑnˈtun ˌpänˈto͞on | ▶noun Brit. the card game blackjack or vingt-et-un. • a hand of two cards totaling 21 in this game. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: probably an alteration of vingt-et-un ‘twenty-one. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

pontoon

pontoon 1 |pɒnˈtuːn | ▶noun 1 a flat-bottomed boat or hollow metal cylinder used with others to support a temporary bridge or floating landing stage. • a bridge or landing stage supported by pontoons. • each of a pair of floats fitted to an aircraft to enable it to land on water. 2 a large flat-bottomed barge or lighter equipped with cranes and tackle for careening ships and salvage work. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French ponton, from Latin ponto, ponton-, from pons, pont- ‘bridge ’.

 

pontoon

pontoon 2 |pɒnˈtuːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the card game blackjack or vingt-et-un. • [ count noun ] a hand of two cards totalling 21 in pontoon. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: probably an alteration of vingt-et-un ‘twenty-one ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pontoon

pon toon 1 /pɑntúːn |pɔn -/名詞 C 1 (浮橋 舟橋を支える )浮き, ボート .2 (水上飛行機の )フロート (float ).3 箱船, 平底船 .動詞 他動詞 〈川 〉を平底船で渡る .～́ br ì dge 浮橋, 舟橋 〘浮きやボートを並べた上に板をのせて作る臨時の橋 〙.

 

pontoon

pon toon 2 名詞 U ｟英 ｠21 (blackjack; ｟米 ｠twenty-one ) 〘トランプ遊びの一種 〙.