Synonyms for pontoon

Most common

camel · sea camel · caisson · natural · black jack · boat · vingt-et-un

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A box used to raise a sunken vessel.

   Near-synonyms: caisson, camel, sea camel

Related words

Word family

pontooner

Phrases

pontoon bridge

Forms

Plural

pontoons → caissons, camels, boats, naturals…

Example sentences

• camel The camel is, so to speak, the ship of the desert.
• natural Natural food is not always good for our digestion.
• boat She caught sight of a rowing boat in the distance.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

boat¹

5 letters

camel²

7 letters

natural³, caisson²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (camel² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

ponton