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Meaning of BOLLARD

Pronunciation:  'bâlurd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
 
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 Synonyms: bitt
 
 See Also: bitthead, dock, pier, post, riding bitt, wharf, wharfage

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bol"lard\, n. [Cf. {Bole} the stem of a tree, and
{Pollard}.]
An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used
in veering or fastening ropes.
{Bollard timber} (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead,
   rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of
   the bowsprit, to secure its end.
 
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