pontoons
Seaplane landing gear
Pontoons are hollow, watertight floats that provide buoyancy—typically cylindrical or boat-shaped structures supporting a bridge, dock, or platform.
A pontoon bridge floats on such supports rather than resting on fixed piers.
Pontoon boats use two parallel floats to create a stable, flat-decked watercraft popular for recreational cruising: We rented a pontoon for the afternoon on the lake.
Watercraft serving as home
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
- trimaranThree-hulled sailing craft
- raftFlat water conveyance
- outriggerBoat-balancing lateral float
floatplane · seaplane · deck · dock · marina · mooring · pier · jetty
Fluid's upward resistance
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- waterlineLevel water reaches
- aluminumElement thirteen
- inflatableExpandable by air
hull · cylindrical · tubular · sealed · watertight · stability · draft · freeboard
Distance between endpoints
- causewayRaised road over water
- roadwayPaved surface for traffic
- deckShip's flat surface
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
portable · deployable · load-bearing · anchored · tethered · wartime · infantry · tactical
Divided portions of something
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- connectableAble to be linked
- assemblyConstructing from components
- componentsConstituent parts
prefabricated · expandable · configurable · portable · transportable · attachable · detachable · interchangeable
houseboat
Watercraft serving as home
outrigger · floatplane · seaplane · deck · dock · marina · mooring · pier · jetty · skipper
buoyancy
Fluid's upward resistance
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- waterlineLevel water reaches
- aluminumElement thirteen
inflatable · hull · cylindrical · tubular · sealed · watertight · stability · draft · freeboard · submersion
span
Distance between endpoints
engineering · portable · deployable · load-bearing · anchored · tethered · wartime · infantry · tactical
sections
Divided portions of something
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- connectableAble to be linked
- assemblyConstructing from components
components · prefabricated · expandable · configurable · portable · transportable · attachable · detachable · interchangeable · segments
- marinasboat slip, docks, dock, berth, slip
- boat salestrade-ins, listings, brokers, dealers, price guides
- seaplane flyingfloatplane, water landing, hull, docking, buoyancy
- bush flyingbush pilot, bush plane, backcountry, taildragger, floatplane
- military engineeringengineers, combat engineer, combat engineers, sappers, sapper
- offshore rigsderrick, drill rig, drill bit, drawworks, wellhead
- pontoon boatFlat vessel on twin floats
- pontoon bridgesRiver crossings on buoyant supports