sponson
noun
spon·son
ˈspän(t)-sən 
1
a
: a projection (such as a gun platform) from the side of a ship or a tank
b
: an air chamber along a watercraft (such as a canoe) to increase stability and buoyancy
2
: a light air-filled structure or a winglike part protruding from the hull of a seaplane to steady it on water
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The sponsons will be able to store plenty of fuel, too, with tanks designed to hold the renewable biofuel of the future.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
Thanks to the catamaran design, the M8 made tight turns without a hint of roll, and any waves or wakes from other boats felt minimal with its high-running sponsons.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
The crew quarters and technical areas could be housed in the sponsons and outer hulls to ensure the main hull is reserved exclusively for guests.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
That will allow salvage crews to gradually lift the ship one deck at a time, as water is pumped out and compressed air pumped in to some 30 sponsons attached to its side.
—Barbara Peterson, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2014
Jones, a veteran boat racer himself, points out that the only original part of the boat are the sponsons.
—Nathan Joyce, The Seattle Times, 5 Aug. 2017
The boats came in all shapes and sizes — like the 10-horsepower shovel nose and the pickle fork with two sponsons jutting out front.
—Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
Runabouts are boats with a hull that resembles that of a rowboat, and hydroplanes are faster and have sponsons that reduce surface area, according to show organizer Ed Zaleski, who was displaying his 1969 runabout named Challenger.
—Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
Thanks to the catamaran design, the M8 made tight turns without a hint of roll, and any waves or wakes from other boats felt minimal with its high-running sponsons.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
The crew quarters and technical areas could be housed in the sponsons and outer hulls to ensure the main hull is reserved exclusively for guests.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
That will allow salvage crews to gradually lift the ship one deck at a time, as water is pumped out and compressed air pumped in to some 30 sponsons attached to its side.
—Barbara Peterson, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2014
Jones, a veteran boat racer himself, points out that the only original part of the boat are the sponsons.
—Nathan Joyce, The Seattle Times, 5 Aug. 2017
The boats came in all shapes and sizes — like the 10-horsepower shovel nose and the pickle fork with two sponsons jutting out front.
—Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
Runabouts are boats with a hull that resembles that of a rowboat, and hydroplanes are faster and have sponsons that reduce surface area, according to show organizer Ed Zaleski, who was displaying his 1969 runabout named Challenger.
—Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
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“Sponson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sponson. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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