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Definitions for Sponson

[1] a structure projecting from the side or main deck of a vessel to support a gun or the outer edge of a paddle box.
[2] a buoyant appendage at the gunwale of a canoe to resist capsizing.
[3] Aeronautics . a protuberance at the side of a flying-boat hull, designed to increase lateral stability in the water.
[4] navy an outboard support for a gun enabling it to fire fore and aft
[5] a semicircular gun turret on the side of a tank
[6] a float or flotation chamber along the gunwale of a boat or ship
[7] a structural projection from the side of a paddle steamer for supporting a paddle wheel
[8] a structural unit attached to a helicopter fuselage by fixed struts, housing the main landing gear and inflatable flotation bags

Words nearby Sponson

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

Origin of Sponson

First recorded in 1825–35; variant of expansion

Word origin for Sponson

C19: perhaps from expansion