pontoon vs lighter
lighter vs pontoonpontoon and lighter both are nouns.
pontoon is not a verb while lighter is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pontoon | Yes | No | No | No |
| lighter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
lighter is a hypernym of
pontoon; that is, lighter is a
word with a broader meaning than pontoon:
- pontoon: (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
- lighter: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
| pontoon (noun) | lighter (noun) |
|---|---|
| a float supporting a seaplane | a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires |
| (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge | a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) |
| a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire |
| pontoon (verb) | lighter (verb) |
|---|---|
| transport in a flatbottom boat |
Words related to "pontoon"
Words related to "lighter"
- Dobereiner's lamp
- Norfolk wherry
- barge
- boat
- cigar lighter
- cigarette lighter
- device
- dredger
- firelighter
- flatboat
- friction match
- fuel
- fuse
- fusee
- fuze
- fuzee
- houseboat
- hoy
- igniter
- ignitor
- kindling
- light
- lighterage
- lucifer
- match
- pocket lighter
- pontoon
- primer
- priming
- punk
- scow
- spunk
- tinder
- touchwood
- transport
- wherry
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