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Sponson
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat.
(2):
(n.) One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.
(3):
(n.) One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports, used on modern war vessels.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sponson'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sponson.html. 1828.