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PONTOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A float supporting a seaplane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pontoon" is a kind of...):
float (something that floats on the surface of water)
Holonyms ("pontoon" is a part of...):
amphibian; amphibious aircraft (an airplane designed to take off and land on water)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pontoon" is a kind of...):
barge; flatboat; hoy; lighter (a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals))
Domain category:
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
Holonyms ("pontoon" is a part of...):
bateau bridge; floating bridge; pontoon bridge (a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons)
