bollard
noun/ˈbɒlɑːd/
/ˈbɑːlərd/
- (British English) a short thick post that is used to stop vehicles from going on to a road or part of a roadTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
- a short thick post on a ship, or on land close to water, to which a ship’s rope may be tiedTopics Transport by waterc2
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): perhaps from Old Norse bolr; perhaps related to baulk + -ard.
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