About The Word Bollard
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Bollard
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What's The Definition Of Bollard?
[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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bollard: bitt Related Terms | Find terms related to Bollard: See Also | bitthead | dock | pier | post | riding bitt | wharf | wharfage Bollard In Webster's Dictionary \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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