Bollard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɒləɹd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bollard is a noun meaning A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
Meaning
A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
More Meanings
- (nautical) A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to a wharf, dock, or the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines or towlines are secured.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: towing bitt (often coinstantial)
He sat on a bollard, looking out across the water, a man more small and shabby than expected.
Today he had for bollard the unfinished monument half-erected to some all but forgotten anarchist.
Word Forms
- bollards
Synonyms for bollard
Depending on context, synonyms include bitt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bitt, bitts, knighthead, bollarding, bower, setbolt.
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