pontooningn.

Brit.

/pɒnˈtuːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpɑnˈtunɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pontoon v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pontoon v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of pontoon v.; the bridging or crossing of a river by means of pontoons.

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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > building or repair of bridges > type of

pontooning1834

1834 Times 8 Nov. 3/2 15 [gentlemen] had also..completed the course of professional education in military surveying, and 13 in..pontooning.

1850 Harper's Mag. Oct. 638/2 We were instructed in pontooning and rafting, the modes of transporting ammunition and artillery.

1893 Mrs. Swinton Lady de Ros 79 To..witness their pontooning operations.

1953 Times 22 Jan. 8/6 He held various command and staff appointments, being..Commandant of the School of Heavy Bridging and Pontooning, [etc.].

2000 MiSTED: Deathstroke, the Terminator in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 15 May ‘The bridge—it's been destroyed. How do we get across now?’.. ‘Oh, swimming, pontooning, build a new bridge.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pontooning
释义	pontooningn. Brit. /pɒnˈtuːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpɑnˈtunɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pontoon v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pontoon v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of pontoon v.; the bridging or crossing of a river by means of pontoons. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > building or repair of bridges > type of pontooning1834 1834 Times 8 Nov. 3/2 15 [gentlemen] had also..completed the course of professional education in military surveying, and 13 in..pontooning. 1850 Harper's Mag. Oct. 638/2 We were instructed in pontooning and rafting, the modes of transporting ammunition and artillery. 1893 Mrs. Swinton Lady de Ros 79 To..witness their pontooning operations. 1953 Times 22 Jan. 8/6 He held various command and staff appointments, being..Commandant of the School of Heavy Bridging and Pontooning, [etc.]. 2000 MiSTED: Deathstroke, the Terminator in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 15 May ‘The bridge—it's been destroyed. How do we get across now?’.. ‘Oh, swimming, pontooning, build a new bridge.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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