p 3 o 1 n 1 t 1 o 1 o 1 n 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
noun a float supporting a seaplane
originBorrowed from Middle French ponton, from Old French ponton, from Latin pontō, pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”).
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