bollard

[ bol-erd ]
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noun
  1. Nautical.

    • a thick, low post, usually of iron or steel, mounted on a wharf or the like, to which mooring lines from vessels are attached.

    • a small post to which lines are attached.

  2. British. one of a series of short posts for excluding or diverting motor vehicles from a road, lawn, or the like.

Origin of bollard

1
First recorded in 1835–45; bole1 + -ard

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How to use bollard in a sentence

  • One shot struck the unarmoured part of the hull, and, penetrating, damaged the bollards and did other injury.

  • The brass screw should not be driven in too far, since the bollards should be free to revolve.

    Boys' Book of Model Boats | Raymond Francis Yates
  • The main-deck is equipped with six bollards and two covered ventilators, each 1/2 inch in diameter.

    Boys' Book of Model Boats | Raymond Francis Yates
  • At both bow and stern there were ten feet or so of deck, garnished with bitts and bollards.

    The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine Childers
  • A steep ledge of ground offered a natural pier, with tree-stumps for bollards.

    Where the Blue Begins | Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for bollard

bollard

/ (ˈbɒlɑːd, ˈbɒləd) /


noun
  1. a strong wooden or metal post mounted on a wharf, quay, etc, used for securing mooring lines

  2. British a small post or marker placed on a kerb or traffic island to make it conspicuous to motorists

  1. mountaineering an outcrop of rock or pillar of ice that may be used to belay a rope

Origin of bollard

1
C14: perhaps from bole 1 + -ard

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