Definition of sponson. Meaning of sponson. Synonyms of sponson

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Definition of sponson

Sponson
Sponson Spon"son, n. (Shipbuilding) (a) One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat. (b) One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat. (c) One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels.

Meaning of sponson from wikipedia

- Sponsons are projections extending from the sides of land vehicles, aircraft or watercraft to provide protection, stability, storage locations, mounting...
- steel sponsons were installed on the port side of the hull: two long horizontal sponsons; two long vertical sponsons and seven short vertical sponsons. Each...
- latter in sponsons. For use against infantry, there would be Besa machine guns covering "all arcs" – one firing forward, one in each sponson, and one firing...
- could injure crewmember's spines. A version of the boat with an all-black sponson and forward machine gun mount is used by Maritime Safety and Security Teams...
- should be ****ed with machine guns in place of the six-pounders. A new sponson was designed so that the tank could carry two Vickers machine guns, with...
- R-975 C1 radial engine.[page needed] The M2 had a high superstructure, with a sponson-mounted machine gun in each corner. In addition, two more machine guns...
- can land on water and rest for up to two hours in calm water. The rear sponsons hold two of the three landing gear units as well as self-sealing fuel tanks...
- mast; new radar tower; RAM replaced CIWS at forward port sponson; RAM added to aft starboard sponson; 2 CIWS at island/stern removed. February 2004 to August...
- upright on her underwater cradle. In July 2014, the ship was refloated using sponsons (flotation tanks) welded to her sides, and was towed 320 kilometres (200 mi)...
- its general design and shape, including a high silhouette, an archaic sponson mounting of the main gun preventing the tank from taking a hull-down position...