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.
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.