apponteur
French, noun/a.pɔ̃.tœʁ/
apponteur is spelled A-P-P-O-N-T-E-U-R (9 letters). Apponteur is a French masculine noun meaning “a handler or marshal on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Officier chargé, sur un navire porte-avions ou porte-hélicoptères, de faire apponter (atterrir sur le pont)…”.
What does apponteur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea handler or marshal on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Officier chargé, sur un navire porte-avions ou porte-hélicoptères, de faire apponter (atterrir sur le pont) les appareils et de les guider pour le roulage sur le pont.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apponteur
- apponteurs plural
- apponteuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apponteur?
- /a.pɔ̃.tœʁ/
- \a.pɔ̃.tœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.