Pontooning

Pronunciation: /pɑnˈtunɪŋ/

Pontooning (noun)

  1. The activity of building or using floating platforms to make a temporary crossing over water.

Examples

  • Pontooning creates a floating bridge across the water.
  • The team finished pontooning before the event started.

Pontooning (verb)

  1. To travel across water using a temporary floating structure supported by pontoons.

Examples

  • They pontooned across the river to reach the other side.
  • The workers pontooned over the water during the repair.