Topic: CARDS
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | ponton 'floating bridge', from Latin ponto, from pons 'bridge' |
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pon‧toon
1 [countable]TEC one of several metal containers or boats that are fastened together to support a floating bridge
2 [countable]TT one of two hollow metal containers fastened to the bottom of a plane so that it can come down onto water and float
3 [uncountable] British EnglishDGC a card game, usually played for money [= blackjack American English]
