Explore Pontoon through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like barge or hoy. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pontoon meaning
- A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
- A bridge with floating supports.
- A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
Using Pontoon
- The main meaning on this page is: A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage. | A bridge with floating supports. | A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
- Useful related words include: barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter.
- In the example corpus, pontoon often appears in combinations such as: the pontoon, pontoon bridge, pontoon boat.
Context around Pontoon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pontoon
- In this selection, "pontoon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, floating, new, usually, boat, ferries and causeway stand out and add context to how "pontoon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 22 foot pontoon boat and a floating pontoon and once. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pontoon" sits close to words such as acapulco, adrenal and alignments, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pontoon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
G0000ood thing the pontoon flat-deck cruiser broke my fall. (10 words)
The Pure Watercraft logo on a bow gate on the Pure Pontoon. (12 words)
The pontoon, driven by Robert Olson, 42, of Alexandria, had six adults and some kids on it. (17 words)
Drummonds Jetty will be equipped with a floating pontoon and once installed, the entire configuration will extend 108m into Akaroa Harbour, giving sufficient depth for recreational and commercial operators to access the pontoon during low tide. (36 words)
Aerial view of the attenuated pontoon causeway spun out by the US Navy Seabees, or Naval Construction Battalion, for water traffic during the invasion of Leyte in World War Two, Philippines, 1945. (32 words)
He loves it — rescuing pontoon boats that run out of gas, saving someone in an overturned kayak, mowing lawns, fixing equipment, making his spot Instagram-perfect — but it’s not for everybody. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Drummonds Jetty will be equipped with a floating pontoon and once installed, the entire configuration will extend 108m into Akaroa Harbour, giving sufficient depth for recreational and commercial operators to access the pontoon during low tide.
Cable ferries (next section) are usually pontoon ferries, but pontoon ferries on larger rivers are motorised and able to be steered independently like a boat.
Aerial view of the attenuated pontoon causeway spun out by the US Navy Seabees, or Naval Construction Battalion, for water traffic during the invasion of Leyte in World War Two, Philippines, 1945.
The exchange, which was captured on video, quickly got out of hand when one of the men on the pontoon boat allegedly started getting physical with the deckhand.
The Princess also took a boat trip to help the team lower the new nurseries against a pontoon in Langstone Harbour.
The Pure Watercraft logo on a bow gate on the Pure Pontoon.
At the Junior Watershed Scientist Camp, a Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative program, students explore Lake Cobboseecontee on the Otter II, a 22-foot pontoon boat.
Dunn’s 1927 log cabin “Tonawatha” served as the wedding venue with the diminutive bride and her bipedal mother memorably making their arrival by pontoon.
Earlier this year, the city council's planning department approved the installation of a sauna and ice baths on a floating pontoon next to the existing jetty in Princes Dock.
He loves it — rescuing pontoon boats that run out of gas, saving someone in an overturned kayak, mowing lawns, fixing equipment, making his spot Instagram-perfect — but it’s not for everybody.
Jim McSporran, Port Director, Peel Ports Clydeport said: “The Irish berth is a temporary floating pontoon and acts as an auxiliary berth, intended for occasional use only.
Part of the 375-m (1230-ft) structure is still standing, and the military has been instructed to build a pontoon bridge across the gap as soon as possible.
The naming ceremony took place on the pontoon where the new boat was moored where it was named Juniper.
This year, work will begin to install a new pontoon, refurbish the centre cafe, make changing rooms accessible, and improve access to the 17th Century Tower.
Thrill-seeking wild swimmers often begin their journey above the weir by the Millennium Green, slowly immersing themselves before swimming upstream towards the pontoon.
Canoe Wild, which has an existing business at Grove Ferry, will be setting up at the site and operating from a new pontoon to be installed on the River Stour.
G0000ood thing the pontoon flat-deck cruiser broke my fall.
The pontoon at Kalongola was bombed and disabled and its skeleton is still lying there as a sign and symbol of the ruthlessness and callousness of the South African regime.
The pontoon, driven by Robert Olson, 42, of Alexandria, had six adults and some kids on it.
Avinash Kuna, 32, drowned after he voluntarily jumped from the pontoon boat he was on with friends while celebrating his birthday.
Common combinations with pontoon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: