Definition of PONTOON

pontoon

Plural: pontoons

Noun

  • A flat-bottomed boat, or a floating support for a bridge.
  • (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
  • a float supporting a seaplane
  • A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
  • A bridge with floating supports.
  • A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
  • A float of a seaplane.
  • A lighter or barge used for loading or unloading ships.
  • A card game in which the object is to obtain cards whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.

Examples

  • He built a strategic pontoon of words across the board, setting up for a massive score.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ponton, from Old French ponton, from Latin pontō, pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”).

Synonyms

pontoon bridge, vingt-et-un

Scrabble Score: 9

pontoon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pontoon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pontoon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

pontoon: valid Words With Friends Word