floating platform, floating raft, plantoon

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00Please check your dictionary first, for these terms.02br
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00Thanks, Clive0-

0Pontoon: A floating structure serving as a dock.02br
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00Platform: A horizontal surface raised above the level of the adjacent area, as a stage for public speaking or a landing alongside railroad tracks.02br
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00raft: A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swi

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00A pontoon usually consists of hollow cylinders/containers of some kind, which give it bouyancy, eg you might use empty, closed oil-drums on top of which a floor of some kind is placed.02br
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00A small plane that lands on water can be said to have two pontoons instead of two wheels. 02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-