ponton

pɔ̃tɔ̃

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Definition of ponton - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

embarcadèreplateforme flottante qui sert de station pour les bateaux de passagers

Les touristes attendent sur le ponton l'arrivée du ferry.

jetée

quai flottant

port

TECH.

grand bateau plat utilisé pour différents travaux dans les ports

TECH.

Le ponton transporte les marchandises vers les navires au large.

barge

chaland

militaire

Dated

pont flottant fait de bateaux reliés pour faire traverser des troupes

Dated

Les soldats ont construit un ponton pour traverser la rivière rapidement.

pont flottant

prison

Rare

ancien navire désarmé utilisé comme prison flottante

Rare

Au XIXe siècle, les prisonniers étaient enfermés sur des pontons.

bagne

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plateforme flottante qui sert de station pour les bateaux de passagers
grand bateau plat utilisé pour différents travaux dans les ports
pont flottant fait de bateaux reliés pour faire traverser des troupes

Expressions with ponton

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grue de ponton

machine de levage installée sur une plateforme flottante pour soulever des charges

La grue de ponton soulève les conteneurs du navire vers le quai.

Origin of ponton

italien, pontone (bateau)

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bigue

maritime

ponton flottant équipé de moyens de levage puissants

Examples of ponton in a sentence

Des enfants jouent près du ponton en été.
Le ponton sert de plateforme pour les ouvriers du port.
Un vieux ponton rouillé flotte près du quai.
Un ponton a été installé pour le passage des véhicules militaires.
Les troupes ont franchi le fleuve grâce à un ponton improvisé.
Le ponton servait à détenir les prisonniers de guerre.

Des conditions insalubres régnaient sur le ponton.

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English:floating dock, barge, ...
German:Schwimmsteg, Arbeitsponton, ...
Italian:pontile, pontone, ...
Spanish:ponton, pontón, ...
Portuguese:pontão, barcaça, ...
Chinese:浮动码头, 趸船, ...
Japanese:浮き桟橋, はしけ, ...
Arabic:رصيف عائم, سفينة عائمة, ...
Hebrew:רָצִיף צָף, סְפִינָה שְׁטוּחָה, ...
Russian:понтон, плавучая платформа, ...
Ukrainian:понтон, плоскодонне судно, ...
Catalan:ponton, gabarra, ...
Danish:ponton, pram, ...
Dutch:pontoon, ponton, ...
Greek:πλάτωμα, πλωτή πλατφόρμα, ...
Hungarian:úszóstég, uszály, ...
Khmer:កំពង់ចូលចត, ទូកផុងតុង, ...
Korean:부두, 작업용 바지선, ...
Polish:ponton, barka portowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):píer flutuante, balsa, ...
Romanian:ponton, barjă, ...
Swedish:pontonbrygga, ponton, ...
Thai:โป๊ะ, แพท่าเรือ, ...
Turkish:yüzer iskele, duba, ...
Vietnamese:bến nổi, xà lan, ...

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