bollard

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bol⋅lard

[bol-erd]

–noun

Nautical.

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

b.	a small post to which lines are attached.

c.	bitt (def. 1).

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

Origin:
1835–45; bole ¹ + -ard

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[bit]

Nautical

–noun

1.	Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to wrap (a cable) around a bitt to secure it.

Origin:
ME, perh. < D or LG; cf. D, LG beting, in same sense, akin to MHG bizze wooden peg, ON biti crossbeam

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bol·lard (bŏl'ərd)

Nautical A thick post on a ship or wharf, used for securing ropes and hawsers.
One of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area.

[Middle English, probably from bole, tree trunk; see bole¹.]

Word Origin & History

bollard

1844, originally a post for fixing mooring ropes; since 1948, usually a traffic control device; probably from bole (q.v.) + suffix -ard.

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