PONTOON BRIDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pontoon bridge mean? • PONTOON BRIDGE (noun)
The noun PONTOON BRIDGE has 1 sense:
1. a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
Familiarity information: PONTOON BRIDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PONTOON BRIDGE (noun)
Meaning:
A temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bateau bridge; floating bridge; pontoon bridge
Hypernyms ("pontoon bridge" is a kind of...):
bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
Meronyms (parts of "pontoon bridge"):
pontoon ((nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge)
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