Definition of Sponson

Noun: sponson  spón-sun

1. One of the armoured projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels
    
2. One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat
    
3. One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat

See also:
sponsions
sponsons

Anagrams containing the word sponson

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