English noun: pontoon | |||
1. | pontoon (artifact) (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter | ||
Part meronym | bateau bridge, floating bridge, pontoon bridge | ||
Domain category | boat | ||
2. | pontoon (artifact) a float supporting a seaplane | ||
Broader (hypernym) | float | ||
Part meronym | amphibian, amphibious aircraft | ||