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pontoon

[pon-toon] / pɒnˈtun /
NOUN
float
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"In the past maybe only the people in that one small village might have known there was something weird on the end of the pontoon."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She started the tournament to combat the fish after getting smacked by a carp while driving a pontoon boat 20 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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 damaged silk sleigh had been hauled back to its pavilion, and there it lay forlorn, one pontoon deflated.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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