bollard

 

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Two bollards (1)

 

Concrete bollards (2) segregating a pedestrian area from a roadway

From Middle English bollard, probably from Middle English bole (“tree trunk”), from Old Norse bolr (“stump, trunk”), equivalent to bole +‎ -ard (pejorative or diminutive suffix).

• (rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒləɹd/
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒlɑːd/, /ˈbɒləd/

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• Rhymes: -ɒlə(ɹ)d

bollard (plural bollards)

1. (nautical) A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.

   Synonym: bitt

   Coordinate term: (smaller) cleat

   • 1959, Mervyn Peake, Titus Alone:

     Today he had for bollard the unfinished monument half-erected to some all but forgotten anarchist.

   • 1965, Poul Anderson, The Star Fox:

     He sat on a bollard, looking out across the water, a man more small and shabby than expected.

2. A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.

• (traffic bollard): traffic cone
• (ship's mooring line attachment): capstan

bollard m (plural bollards)

1. (nautical) bollard

   Synonym: bite d’amarrage