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Pontoon meaning etymology. Other Dictionary Sources A float supporting a seaplane nautical a floating structure as a flat-bottomed boat that serves as a. Civil Cards pontoon pɒnˈtuːn pɑːn- noun 1 countable one of several metal containers or boats that are fastened together to support a floating bridge 2 countable. A float of a seaplane.

A floating structure supporting a bridge or dockmilitary A flat-bottomed boat used as a. Pontoon boat a flat-bottomed boat supported by two or more pontoons Floatplane also known as a pontoon plane. A flatbottom boat used to support a bridge.

Float nautical an air-filled structure providing buoyancy Any of various objects that float on pontoons including. As modifier a pontoon bridge. Either of a pair of floats supporting a boat or seaplane.

Eventually this concept was used to support military bridges allowing armies to. A floating pontoon bridge links each side of the city but this has been relegated to pedestrian traffic since they built a spectacular motorway. Noun military A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridgeA box used to raise a sunken vessel.

A pontoon is a floating platform often one used to support a bridge. With industry experience at a premium businesses are. Pontoon plural pontoons military A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.

Life Sciences Industrial. Pontoon may refer to. The origin of the pontoon model goes back thousands of years to ancient people using floating circular structures like logs or inflated animal skin attached to some kind of platform.