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Vinony

pontoon

noun

  1. flotation device; airtight hollow structures that is buoyant in water
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɒnˈtuːn/

noun

Etymology: Probably from vingt-un, an obsolete variant of vingt-et-un (“twenty-one”), from French.

  1. A card game in which the object is to obtain cards whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.