pontooning

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noun

The art or process of constructing pontoon bridges.

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Meanings

nounpontooning (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe art or process of constructing pontoon bridges.

    Recruits need do nothing more elaborate than trestle, single-lock, and double-lock bridges and barrel-pier rafts, but they should go through a prolonged course of pontooning.

    1905, The Royal Engineers Journal, volume 2, page 284

Origin

From pontoon + -ing.

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APA

pontooning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontooning

MLA

“pontooning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontooning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pontooning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontooning.

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