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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 boat - Wikipedia

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   A pleasure boat with two lengthwise pontoons. A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on floats to remain buoyant. These pontoons (also called tubes) contain much reserve buoyancy and allow designers to create large deck plans fitted with a variety of accommodations including expansive lounge areas, stand-up bars, and sun pads.

4. Pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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   A pontoon bridge is a collection of specialized, shallow draft boats or floats, connected together to cross a river or canal, with a track or deck attached on top. The water buoyancy supports the boats, limiting the maximum load to the total and point buoyancy of the pontoons or boats. [ 2 ]

5. Dardanelle pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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   A twenty-six-inch snowfall on February 19, 1921, resulted in the breaking and partial sinking of the pontoon bridge as well as the partial collapse of the roof of one Dardanelle business building and the crushing of a number of hay sheds and other small structures. Thirty pontoon boats were sunk. [78]

6. 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Relieved on 9 January 1945, of the 643 men who entered the battle on 3 January, only 14 officers and 96 men remained. "Nowhere were casualties higher than in Wood Joerg's 551st Battalion." [ 3 ] : xiv [ 9 ] Like the independent 509th Infantry Battalion , the unit's strength had been overwhelmed by battle, and paratrooper replacements were not ...

7. Braehead - Wikipedia

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   Until at least the 18th century, the site was an island in the River Clyde known as King's Inch (a name that is still reflected in the road that divides the site).. The initial castle at Renfrew was constructed on King's Inch in the 12th century by Walter Fitz-Alan, High Steward of Scotland.however It was deserted in the 13th century and substituted by a stone castle in what currently stands ...