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 | ||