BOLLARD Definition & Meaning

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bollard

[ bol-erd ]

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noun

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

bollard

/ ˈbɒlɑːd; ˈbɒləd /

noun

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of bollard¹

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of bollard¹

C14: perhaps from bole ¹+ -ard

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Protected bike lanes separate cyclists from other traffic by using physical barriers like curbs or bollards.

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Kara Duffus, a New Jersey–born artist who lives in the neighborhood, stood in the parking lot, a drawing board balanced on a bollard, sketching the Hut in the waning light.

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New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said on Wednesday that police had been "aware of the bollard situation" and took steps to "harden those target areas".

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The safety car in Miami was caused by Max Verstappen dislodging a bollard as he began to struggle with his car.

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Mr Roberts, a father of two who has lived in Corstorphine for 32 years, said the wider pavements now had more clutter and bollards on them, and that this defeated the purpose of the scheme.

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