Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pontooning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pon-toon-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art or process of constructing pontoon bridges.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Recruits need do nothing more elaborate than trestle, single-lock, and double-lock bridges and barrel-pier rafts, but they should go through a prolonged course of pontooning."

Etymology

From pontoon + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pontoon

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pontooning mean?: The art or process of constructing pontoon bridges.
Where does pontooning come from?: From pontoon + -ing.

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