See also: ice-bridge (def. 1a)
- 1808  (1809)  A variety of circumstances must combine to form a pont; when many very large masses of ice happen to come in contact, and fill the whole space between one side of the river and the other, then become stationary.
- 1850  When the ice does form, it is called a pont; there is always a kind of jubilee, and people are to be seen in every direction sleighing, sliding, skating, and running.