sponson

[ spon-suhn ]

/ ˈspɒn sən /

noun

a structure projecting from the side or main deck of a vessel to support a gun or the outer edge of a paddle box.

a buoyant appendage at the gunwale of a canoe to resist capsizing.

Aeronautics. a protuberance at the side of a flying-boat hull, designed to increase lateral stability in the water.

Origin of sponson

First recorded in 1825–35; variant of expansion

Words nearby sponson

spongy bone, spongy degeneration, spongy parenchyma, spongy substance, sponsion, sponson, sponsor, sponsored, spontaneity, spontaneous, spontaneous abortion

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Example sentences from the Web for sponson

There he lay, along one side of the tank between the engine and the sponson.
Life in a Tank|Richard Haigh
The cutter jingled her full-speed bell while the tackle was still lifting the sponson boat.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
McKnutt signalled to him, and he opened fire from his sponson.
Life in a Tank|Richard Haigh
He leaned on the rail and watched the departure of the officer of the faded blue cap with his crew of the sponson boat.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day

His tun of a torso bulged roundly out in front of me like the sponson of a battleship.
Yellowstone Nights|Herbert Quick

British Dictionary definitions for sponson

sponson

/ (ˈspɒnsən) /

noun

navy an outboard support for a gun enabling it to fire fore and aft

a semicircular gun turret on the side of a tank

a float or flotation chamber along the gunwale of a boat or ship

a structural projection from the side of a paddle steamer for supporting a paddle wheel

a structural unit attached to a helicopter fuselage by fixed struts, housing the main landing gear and inflatable flotation bags

Word Origin for sponson

C19: perhaps from expansion

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sponson
释义	sponson [ spon-suhn ] / ˈspɒn sən / noun a structure projecting from the side or main deck of a vessel to support a gun or the outer edge of a paddle box. a buoyant appendage at the gunwale of a canoe to resist capsizing. Aeronautics. a protuberance at the side of a flying-boat hull, designed to increase lateral stability in the water. Origin of sponson First recorded in 1825–35; variant of expansion Words nearby sponson spongy bone, spongy degeneration, spongy parenchyma, spongy substance, sponsion, sponson, sponsor, sponsored, spontaneity, spontaneous, spontaneous abortion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sponson There he lay, along one side of the tank between the engine and the sponson. Life in a Tank\|Richard Haigh The cutter jingled her full-speed bell while the tackle was still lifting the sponson boat. The Skipper and the Skipped\|Holman Day McKnutt signalled to him, and he opened fire from his sponson. Life in a Tank\|Richard Haigh He leaned on the rail and watched the departure of the officer of the faded blue cap with his crew of the sponson boat. The Skipper and the Skipped\|Holman Day His tun of a torso bulged roundly out in front of me like the sponson of a battleship. Yellowstone Nights\|Herbert Quick British Dictionary definitions for sponson sponson / (ˈspɒnsən) / noun navy an outboard support for a gun enabling it to fire fore and aft a semicircular gun turret on the side of a tank a float or flotation chamber along the gunwale of a boat or ship a structural projection from the side of a paddle steamer for supporting a paddle wheel a structural unit attached to a helicopter fuselage by fixed struts, housing the main landing gear and inflatable flotation bags Word Origin for sponson C19: perhaps from expansion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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