As nouns the difference between pontoon and ponton
is that pontoon is (military) a flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge or pontoon can be (card games) a card game in which the object is to obtain cards whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it while ponton is .
pontoon
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ponton, from (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
(military) A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
A floating structure supporting a bridge or dock.
A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
A float of a seaplane.
Synonyms
* (floating structure used as a bridge) pontoon bridge
Etymology 2
Probably from .
Noun
(-)
(card games) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.
Synonyms
* (card game) vingt-et-un
See also
* baccarat
* blackjack
* twenty-one