1
: a flat-bottomed boat (such as a lighter)
especially
: a flat-bottomed boat or portable float used in building a floating temporary bridge
2
: a float especially of a seaplane
British
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2024
Video The convoy left the foster home later that morning, traversing the river in a perilous journey over a makeshift pontoon.
—Masha Froliak, New York Times, 2 June 2024
Laycock designed a method to build narrow causeways two pontoons wide and 30 pontoons long – roughly 175 feet.
—Frank A. Blazich Jr., The Conversation, 20 May 2024
The sheriff’s ranger helped the pontoon boat, which had beached on rocks beneath the Summerwood neighborhood, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2024
From cigar boxes to steel pontoons In August 1940, during his family vacation, Laycock figured out how exactly to connect the individual pontoons, which were made of steel and not wood or cardboard like his cigar-box model.
—Frank A. Blazich Jr., The Conversation, 20 May 2024
The subsequent National Transportation Safety Board investigation revealed the pontoon shuttle was carrying five too many passengers at the time of the accident.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
While the 45-minute pontoon boat tour weaves through the area’s chain of lakes, soak in the area’s natural beauty and learn fun facts about the area’s famous residents from the late Mr. Rogers to young billionaires.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The ranch will also look to add recreational vehicles for rent, like pontoon boats, kayaks, canoes and paddleboards.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Noun
With water mitigation in mind—the resort utilizes a floating pontoon for transport between Batok and Ter Bays in place of a concrete pier, which would damage the flourishing marine ecology beneath the surface.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2024
Video The convoy left the foster home later that morning, traversing the river in a perilous journey over a makeshift pontoon.
—Masha Froliak, New York Times, 2 June 2024
Laycock designed a method to build narrow causeways two pontoons wide and 30 pontoons long – roughly 175 feet.
—Frank A. Blazich Jr., The Conversation, 20 May 2024
The sheriff’s ranger helped the pontoon boat, which had beached on rocks beneath the Summerwood neighborhood, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2024
From cigar boxes to steel pontoons In August 1940, during his family vacation, Laycock figured out how exactly to connect the individual pontoons, which were made of steel and not wood or cardboard like his cigar-box model.
—Frank A. Blazich Jr., The Conversation, 20 May 2024
The subsequent National Transportation Safety Board investigation revealed the pontoon shuttle was carrying five too many passengers at the time of the accident.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
While the 45-minute pontoon boat tour weaves through the area’s chain of lakes, soak in the area’s natural beauty and learn fun facts about the area’s famous residents from the late Mr. Rogers to young billionaires.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The ranch will also look to add recreational vehicles for rent, like pontoon boats, kayaks, canoes and paddleboards.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
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“Pontoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontoon. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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