pons as i no rum

[Lit. the bridge of a es.] A cant term for the fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, from its remote resemblance to a bridge, and the difficulty experienced by beginners in getting over it. pont, subst. [Fr.,=a bridge.] (See compound.) pont-volant, subst. [Lit. flying bridge.] Military : A kind of bridge used in sieges for surprising a post or out-work that has but a narrow moat. It is composed of two small bridges laid one upon the other, and so contrived that, by the Pont-volant. aid of cords and pulleys, the upper one may be pushed forward till it reaches the destined point. pon-tăc, s . (See def.] A species of claret wine made at Pontac, in the Ba es Pyrénnées. pont-age (age as Ig), s . [Fr., from Low Lat. pontagium , pont at i cum, from Lat. pons (gen it. of the French po e ions in India. Pond i cherry-crocodile, s . Zool: Crocodilus pond ich err i an us . Pond i cherry-hawk, s . Ornith.: Haliaētus pond icer i an us . põne, subst. [Of Am. Ind. origin.] Bread made, particularly in the Southern states of this country, of the meal of Indian corn, with the addition of eggs and milk. pō-nent, adj . [Ital. ponente =west, from Latin ponens (gen it. ponent is ), pr. par. of pono =to set; O. Fr. ponent; Sp. poniente .] [LEVANT, а.] *1. Ord . Lang .: West, western. "Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds." O. Eng. Law : A tax or toll for the maintenance and repair of bridges. "Without paying wharfage, pontage , or pannage."Hackluyt: Voyages , i. 135.