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pontoon

[pon-toon] / pɒnˈtun /
NOUN
float
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BRP manufactures Can-Am ATVs and its popular personal watercraft Sea-Doo, which includes the Sea-Doo Switch pontoon boat lineup.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Upon arriving at the scene, personnel did not see evidence of a fire, but found a three-deck pontoon boat capsized with one person who was severely injured in the water.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 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

“What did you find up there, really? I take it that the story about the pontoon was a lie.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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