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Ponvolant

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ponvolant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/ponvolant.html. 1828.