PONTONS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word pontons. (close relations)
Definition of PONTONS
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docks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial • any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded • landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out • the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair • a short or shortened tail of certain animals verb • come into dock • deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty • deduct from someone's wages • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • maneuver into a dock | ||||||||
jetties | nounn | |||||||
noun • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | ||||||||
piers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) • a support for two adjacent bridge spans | ||||||||
quays | nounn | |||||||
noun • wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | ||||||||
wharves | nounn | |||||||
noun • A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank. • The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea. |