pontoon

Meanings

Plural: pontoons

Noun

(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.

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

pontoon is a valid Words With Friends word