Timeline for What do you call the wooden bridge-like structures that make up a harbor?
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| Jul 7, 2019 at 17:06 | comment | added | Lambie | Yes, pontoon or floating dock. Not quay, jetty, wharf or pier. | |
| Apr 10, 2015 at 21:04 | comment | added | psmears | I believe @Oldcat is correct, in that the term "pontoon" strictly speaking refers to the floats, but it is fairly commonly used in the UK to refer to this sort of structure. | |
| Apr 10, 2015 at 19:34 | comment | added | Oldcat | technically, the pontoon is the floating boats under the decking. | |
| Apr 10, 2015 at 18:02 | comment | added | ACarter | Best answer IMO, when you say pier I think of a pier like Brighton pier, when you say dock I think of docks like the London docks, but when you say pontoon I think of this. | |
| Apr 10, 2015 at 16:58 | comment | added | ermanen | Pontoon might be used on the floating dock but I'm not sure if you can call the whole structure pontoon. | |
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| Apr 10, 2015 at 13:45 | history | answered | Cornish Bob | CC BY-SA 3.0 |