bollard
EnglishEdit
Two bollards (1)
Concrete bollards (2) segregating a pedestrian area from a roadway
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English bollard, probably from Middle English bole (“tree trunk”), equivalent to bole + -ard (pejorative or diminutive suffix).
PronunciationEdit
- (rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈbɒləɹd/
- (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈbɒlɑːd/, /ˈbɒləd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlə(ɹ)d
NounEdit
bollard (plural bollards)
- (nautical) A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.
- 1959, Mervyn Peake, Titus Alone:
- Today he had for bollard the unfinished monument half-erected to some all but forgotten anarchist.
- 1965, Poul Anderson, The Star Fox:
- He sat on a bollard, looking out across the water, a man more small and shabby than expected.
- A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
post to secure mooring lines
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post preventing vehicles from entering pedestrian area
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See alsoEdit
- (traffic bollard): cone