floating pontoon bridge
1Pontoon bridge — The U.S. 9th Army crosses the Rhine on a temporary steel treadway pontoon bridge, 1945. Carries Pedestrian, automobile, truck Span range Short to long …
2Pontoon bridge — Bridge Bridge (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge,… …
3pontoon bridge — noun a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bateau bridge, ↑floating bridge • Hypernyms: ↑bridge, ↑span • Part Meronyms: ↑pontoon …
4pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons. [1695 1705] * * * floating bridge, used primarily but not invariably for military purposes. A pontoon bridge was constructed in 480 BC by Persian engineers to transport Xerxes (Xerxes I) invading army across… …
5pontoon bridge — pon toon bridge n a floating bridge which is supported by several pontoons …
6pontoon-bridge — n. Bridge of boats, floating bridge …
7pontoon bridge — temporary bridge made from flat floating platforms …
8pontoon bridge — noun (C) a floating bridge which is supported by several pontoons …
9Floating Bridge, Dubai — Floating Bridge (Arabic: الجسر العائم) is a pontoon bridge (floating bridge) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It connects Riyadh Road, Dubai Courts and Creek Park on the Bur Dubai side with Baniyas Road, Deira City Centre and the Dubai Creek Golf …
10Bridge — (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and… …
