pontooner

(ˌpɒnˈtuːnə)

(Military) another name for pontonier

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The pontooner was deaf, and his health was shattered; and as he could neither read nor write, he found no one left to help him or to plead his cause.

This man I have told you of is one of the pontooners of the Beresina; he helped to construct the bridge by which the army made the passage, and stood waist-deep in water to drive in the first piles.

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