pontoon

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Rescue teams from Thursday used earth moving equipment on a pontoon to dredge a channel through the sand to allow the animal to escape.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, he used the deposit money to bankroll expensive purchases, authorities say, including a yacht, a pontoon boat, two Mercedes-Benz automobiles, two Ford pickup trucks, a recreation vehicle, a tractor, three ATVs and fishing equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

The original hearing in October 2022 was told 24 children, aged 12 to 17, had been swimming in the lake when the pontoon overturned.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

And then finally somebody shouted and we all looked to see the steamboat towing the pontoon boat up the river.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman