PONT, the deck of a ship.

PONT à caillebotis, ou à treilles, a grating.deck.

PONT coupé, a deck open in the middle; as in some small vessels that have only part of a deck towards the stem and stern.

PONT courant devant arriere, a deck flush fore and aft.

PONT de cordes, a fort of netting to cover a ship's waist, and prevent the impression of boarders.

PONT volant, a spar.deck, or platform.

Entre.PONT, between decks.

Faux.PONT, the orlop deck.

Premier PONT, or franc.tillac, the lower.deck, or gun.deck.

Second PONT, the middle deck of a ship with three decks, or the upper.deck of one with two decks.

Troisieme PONT, the upper.deck of a ship with three decks.

PONTÉ, decked, or furnished with a deck; as opposed to undecked or open.

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