German

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Etymology

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Ponton +‎ Brücke, since the 19th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔntɔŋˌbʁʏkə/
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  • Hyphenation: Pon‧ton‧brü‧cke; pre-1996: Pon‧ton‧brük‧ke

Noun

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Pontonbrücke f (genitive Pontonbrücke, plural Pontonbrücken)

  1. (military) pontoon bridge

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Pontonbrücke”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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