pontoniern.

Brit.

/ˌpɒntə(ʊ)ˈnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌpɑn(t)əˈnɪ(ə)r/

Forms: 1700s– pontoneer, 1700s– pontonier, 1700s– pontooneer, 1900s– pontoonier.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: English ponton , pontoon n.¹, -ier suffix.

Etymology: < ponton, variant of pontoon n.¹ + -ier suffix, perhaps after French pontonnier boatman, ferryman (late 12th cent. in Old French as pontenier), person who collects fees for ferry passage (1398), engineer in charge of bridge construction (1795). Compare post-classical Latin pontonarius ferryman (from 9th cent.), Old Occitan pontanier, pontonier.

Chiefly Military.

A person in charge of pontoons or the construction of pontoon bridges.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > engineer > constructor of pontoons

pontonier1757

pontooner1785

chess man1853

1757 A. Mitchell Jrnl. 20 May in A. Bisset Mem. & Papers Sir A. Mitchell (1850) I. ix. 333 The bridge of Branitz..was broke by the floods in the river, and the pontoniers neglecting to slacken the ropes.

1761 Compl. Hist. Present War xxiv. 462 He had been assured by the pontoneers, that they could lay a bridge over the Elbe in a few hours.

1785 Daily Universal Reg. 3 Feb. 2/4 At Namur, a body of Pontooneers, and a company of Miners and Pioneers.

1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges iii. 84 The pontoneers were ordered to lie down behind their respective boats.

1884 Cent. Mag. Dec. 280/2 The drilled engineers and pontoniers of the regular army.

1906 Times 16 Aug. 7/6 Recruiting for pontoniers will cease. Each bridging train will be attached to a field company.

1997 Washington Times 28 June b3 By 4.30 a.m., the pontoniers had their bridges three-quarters across the ice-clogged Rappahannock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pontonier
释义	pontoniern. Brit. /ˌpɒntə(ʊ)ˈnɪə/, U.S. /ˌpɑn(t)əˈnɪ(ə)r/ Forms: 1700s– pontoneer, 1700s– pontonier, 1700s– pontooneer, 1900s– pontoonier. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: English ponton , pontoon n.¹, -ier suffix. Etymology: < ponton, variant of pontoon n.¹ + -ier suffix, perhaps after French pontonnier boatman, ferryman (late 12th cent. in Old French as pontenier), person who collects fees for ferry passage (1398), engineer in charge of bridge construction (1795). Compare post-classical Latin pontonarius ferryman (from 9th cent.), Old Occitan pontanier, pontonier. Chiefly Military. A person in charge of pontoons or the construction of pontoon bridges. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > engineer > constructor of pontoons pontonier1757 pontooner1785 chess man1853 1757 A. Mitchell Jrnl. 20 May in A. Bisset Mem. & Papers Sir A. Mitchell (1850) I. ix. 333 The bridge of Branitz..was broke by the floods in the river, and the pontoniers neglecting to slacken the ropes. 1761 Compl. Hist. Present War xxiv. 462 He had been assured by the pontoneers, that they could lay a bridge over the Elbe in a few hours. 1785 Daily Universal Reg. 3 Feb. 2/4 At Namur, a body of Pontooneers, and a company of Miners and Pioneers. 1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges iii. 84 The pontoneers were ordered to lie down behind their respective boats. 1884 Cent. Mag. Dec. 280/2 The drilled engineers and pontoniers of the regular army. 1906 Times 16 Aug. 7/6 Recruiting for pontoniers will cease. Each bridging train will be attached to a field company. 1997 Washington Times 28 June b3 By 4.30 a.m., the pontoniers had their bridges three-quarters across the ice-clogged Rappahannock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1757
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