Pontoon
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Pontoon may refer to:
In buoyant devices
- Float (nautical), an air-filled structure providing buoyancy
- Any of various objects that float on pontoons, including:
- Pontoon (boat), a flat-bottomed boat supported by two or more pontoons
- Pontoon effect, the tendency of pontoons to capsize when a heavy load with a high centre of gravity is placed on it
- A floatplane, also known as a pontoon plane
- A floating dock (jetty)
- Pontoon bridge, a bridge supported by shallow draft open boats or encased floats
- Pontoon (boat), a flat-bottomed boat supported by two or more pontoons
In entertainment and media
- Pontoon (card game), the Australian/Malaysian casino game
- "Pontoon" (song), a song by Little Big Town
- Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon, a 2007 book by Garrison Keillor
- Pontoon, a chiefly British version of the card game blackjack (also known as vingt-et-un or 21)
In other uses
- Ponton (automobile), or Pontoon style, the automobile fender style
- Pontoon, County Mayo, Ireland
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