Pont — meaning in English

English meaning

• bridge noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
• Pontus name An ancient region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, also a masculine given name in Scandinavia.

Senses

Pont is used for these senses in English:

• Pontus An ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking.
• bridge (music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

bridge — full definition

1. noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
2. noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
3. noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
4. noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
5. noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.

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