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pontoon bridge

American  

noun

  1. a bridge supported by pontoons.


Etymology

Origin of pontoon bridge

First recorded in 1695–1705

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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 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

A pontoon bridge takes about three hours to build and on average in this spot lasts about 24 hours, Ukrainian officers in Colonel Kostenko’s unit said.

From New York Times Sep. 10, 2022

Dmytro Kashenko, the Ukrainian officer who commanded the counterattack on the pontoon bridge.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2022

Then in the afternoon, we went to Punda and stood near the pontoon bridge as she steamed slowly down St. Anna Bay.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

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