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(1):

(n.) A low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc., chiefly in the Mediterranean; a lighter.

(2):

(n.) A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder, or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc., forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly for the passage of troops.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pontoon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pontoon.html. 1828.
 
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