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A floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoon
Pontoon (boat)

A pontoon is a flat-bottomed boat or the floats used to support a structure on water. It may be simply constructed from closed cylinder s such as pipes or barrels or fabricated as boxes from metal or concrete....
s. These are usually joined to the shore with a ramp that rests upon the dock on rollers, to adjust for the vertical movement of the dock
Dock (maritime)

A dock is a man-made feature involved in the handling of boats or ships. However the exact meaning varies between different variants of the English language....
. The dock is usually held in place by vertical poles embedded in the soil under the water or by anchored cable
Cable

A cable is a large fiber or metal rope, used for hauling, lifting, or towing, or an assembly of two or more insulated electrical conductors, laid up together as an assembly....
s.

Frequently used in marina
Marina

A marina is a sheltered harbor where boats and yachts are kept in the water and where services geared to the needs of recreational boating are found....
s for small boat
Boat

A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....
s, this type of dock maintains a fixed vertical relationship to watercraft
Watercraft

A watercraft is a vehicle, vessel or craft designed to move across water, including saltwater and freshwater, for pleasure, recreation, physical exercise, commerce, transport and military missions....
 secured to it, independent of tidal
Tide

Tides are the rising of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the oceans. Tides cause changes in the depth of the marine and estuary water bodies and produce oscillating currents known as tidal streams, making prediction of tides important for coastal navigation ....
, river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
, or lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 elevation.






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A floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoon
Pontoon (boat)

A pontoon is a flat-bottomed boat or the floats used to support a structure on water. It may be simply constructed from closed cylinder s such as pipes or barrels or fabricated as boxes from metal or concrete....
s. These are usually joined to the shore with a ramp that rests upon the dock on rollers, to adjust for the vertical movement of the dock
Dock (maritime)

A dock is a man-made feature involved in the handling of boats or ships. However the exact meaning varies between different variants of the English language....
. The dock is usually held in place by vertical poles embedded in the soil under the water or by anchored cable
Cable

A cable is a large fiber or metal rope, used for hauling, lifting, or towing, or an assembly of two or more insulated electrical conductors, laid up together as an assembly....
s.

Frequently used in marina
Marina

A marina is a sheltered harbor where boats and yachts are kept in the water and where services geared to the needs of recreational boating are found....
s for small boat
Boat

A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....
s, this type of dock maintains a fixed vertical relationship to watercraft
Watercraft

A watercraft is a vehicle, vessel or craft designed to move across water, including saltwater and freshwater, for pleasure, recreation, physical exercise, commerce, transport and military missions....
 secured to it, independent of tidal
Tide

Tides are the rising of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the oceans. Tides cause changes in the depth of the marine and estuary water bodies and produce oscillating currents known as tidal streams, making prediction of tides important for coastal navigation ....
, river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
, or lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 elevation. It is less suited for larger craft as the docks cannot support large structures or cranes
Crane (machine)

A crane is a lifting machine equipped with a winder , wire ropes or chains and Sheave that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally....
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In some regions of the world, a floating dock is called a pontoon.

See also

  • Floating dry dock.