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2. Float (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on nautical floats for buoyancy. Common boat designs are a catamaran with two pontoons, or a trimaran with three. [2] In many parts of the world, pontoon boats are used as small vehicle ferries to cross rivers and lakes. [3] An anchored raft-like platform used for diving, often referred to as a pontoon

3. Pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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   The dock piers were code named "Whale". These piers were the floating roadways that connected the "Spud" pier heads to the land. These pier heads or landing wharves, at which ships were unloaded each consisted of a pontoon with four legs that rested on the sea bed to anchor the pontoon, yet allowed it to float up and down freely with the tide.

4. Floating dock (jetty) - Wikipedia

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   A floating dock, floating pier or floating jetty is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons.It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. The pier is usually held in place by vertical poles referred to as pilings, which are embedded in the seafloor or by anchored cables. [1]

5. Dock - Wikipedia

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   Jetty: a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored. Marina: a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft; Mole (architecture) Ore dock; Pier: a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread pilings or pillars; Pontoon (boat): a buoyant device, used to support docks or floating bridges

6. Dry dock - Wikipedia

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   Floating docks, Gdynia, Poland. A floating dry dock is a type of pontoon for dry docking ships, possessing floodable buoyancy chambers and a U-shaped cross-section. The walls are used to give the dry dock stability when the floor or deck is below the surface of the water. When valves are opened, the chambers fill with water, causing the dry ...

7. Cal Poly reveals 2025 Rose Parade design. It features one of ...

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   The 2025 float will be Cal Poly’s 76th annual entry. Construction of the float is a cross-campus effort — students in San Luis Obispo construct the back half, while students at Cal Poly Pomona ...