pontoon bridge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pontoon bridge
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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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
Dozens of South Korean and U.S. combat engineers build a pontoon bridge to ferry tanks and armored vehicles across the water, all within easy range of North Korean artillery.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Dmytro Kashenko, the Ukrainian officer who commanded the counterattack on the pontoon bridge, said in an interview.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
But I found a place where the cars would be sheltered after they passed that last bad- looking bit and could wait for the wounded to be brought across the pontoon bridge.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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