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pontoon
UK
/pɒnˈtuːn/
US
/pɑnˈtun/
Translations
pontooned
Past Simple
pontooned
Past Participle
pontooning
Gerund
Rare but attested verb meaning to equip or cross with pontoons.
The engineers pontooned the temporary crossing in less than an hour.
Les ingénieurs ont pontonné le passage temporaire en moins d'une heure.
Additional translations
UK
/pɒnˈtuːn/
US
/pɑnˈtun/
Used attributively to modify nouns such as "bridge", "aircraft", etc.
Army engineers assembled a pontoon bridge across the swollen river.
Les ingénieurs de l'armée ont assemblé un pont à pontons au-dessus de la rivière en crue.
Definitions
The engineers pontooned the temporary crossing in less than an hour.
They pontooned the small plane to enable water landings.
Army engineers assembled a pontoon bridge across the swollen river.
The engineers constructed a pontoon bridge to allow vehicles to cross the river.
The yacht was moored to the pontoon at the marina.
We spent the evening playing pontoon and enjoying each other's company.