Meaning of BOLLARD
| Pronunciation: | | 'bâlurd
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| | 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 |
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| | See Also: | | bitthead, dock, pier, post, riding bitt, wharf, wharfage | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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