bollard

[ bol-erd ]

noun

1. Nautical.
   1. a thick, low post, usually of iron or steel, mounted on a wharf or the like, to which mooring lines from vessels are attached.
   2. a small post to which lines are attached.
   3. 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.

bollard

/ ˈbɒləd; ˈbɒlɑːd /

noun

1. a strong wooden or metal post mounted on a wharf, quay, etc, used for securing mooring lines
2. a small post or marker placed on a kerb or traffic island to make it conspicuous to motorists
3. mountaineering an outcrop of rock or pillar of ice that may be used to belay a rope

Word History and Origins

Origin of bollard¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bollard¹

C14: perhaps from bole ¹+ -ard

Example Sentences

Carey veered past a bollard, finally crashing into a barricade not far from a guard booth.

From The Daily Beast

Pike was ready in the bow, with an arm tightly embracing the bollard, or strong post, round which the cable runs.

From Project Gutenberg

He was propped against a bollard and he was in his shore-going clothes.

From Project Gutenberg

They went to another bollard and there, the mariner anchoring himself, she began to talk.

From Project Gutenberg

And then a man would look to the after line from the ship to the bollard on the wharf, and leaped on the after deck close to me.

From Project Gutenberg

Not knowing the harbour, we had tied up to the first bollard, and gone incontinently to sleep.

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