B1✈️ Travel
Italian word
pontile
pontoon, floating pier, landing stage
Looks like
pontoon / pont (bridge in French)
pontoon = floating platform
⚠️ The trap
In Venice the vaporetto (water bus) stops are called 'pontili'. English speakers who know 'pontoon' will mostly get this right, but 'pontile' specifically refers to the boarding platform, not the bridge structure.
To say "pontoon = floating platform" in Italian:
pontile
"pontile" in English means:
pontoon, floating pier, landing stage
Example
"Il vaporetto si ferma al pontile numero tre."
"The water bus stops at pontoon number three."
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