SPONSON

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat.

2.
n.

One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.

3.
n.

One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels.


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