Pŏnt'vo-lănt', n.
n. [Fr. pont, bridge, and volant, flying.] (Mil.) A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying-bridge. Buchanan.
n. [Fr. pont, bridge, and volant, flying.] (Mil.) A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying-bridge. Buchanan.