pontoon

Example Sentences

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The last time, it was a Soviet-made pontoon bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Rescue teams from Thursday used earth moving equipment on a pontoon to dredge a channel through the sand to allow the animal to escape.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Fraser came of age on Mercer Island, adjacent to Lake Washington’s eastern shore, across a heavily-trafficked pontoon bridge notorious for fatal crashes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

Jessica Lawson, 12, who attended Wolfreton School near Hull, had been swimming in a lake near Limoges in July 2015 when a pontoon overturned.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

There was a pontoon that went across from Torkor, but I had no money for the fare, and how would I even get to Torkor on my own?

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo