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pontoon

[pon-toon] / pɒnˈtun /
NOUN
float
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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

Meanwhile, he used the deposit money to bankroll expensive purchases, authorities say, including a yacht, a pontoon boat, two Mercedes-Benz automobiles, two Ford pickup trucks, a recreation vehicle, a tractor, three ATVs and fishing equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

But BBC Verify has identified new pontoon bridges - temporary, floating crossings, quickly constructed and used in the absence of permanent structures - over the river, apparently constructed by Russian forces.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

And then finally somebody shouted and we all looked to see the steamboat towing the pontoon boat up the river.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman