pontooning

English

Etymology

From pontoon +‎ -ing.

Noun

pontooning (uncountable)

1. The art or process of constructing pontoon bridges.
   • 1905, The Royal Engineers Journal, volume 2, page 284:

     Recruits need do nothing more elaborate than trestle, single-lock, and double-lock bridges and barrel-pier rafts, but they should go through a prolonged course of pontooning.