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pontonier definition

pon·to·nier (pän′tə nir′)

noun

a military engineer or other member of the armed forces who builds, or is in charge of building, a pontoon bridge

Etymology: Fr pontonnier

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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