bollard

Definition of Bollard in English :

1. bitt, bollard

a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

Example Sentences:
'the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bollard

noun

1.

a strong wooden or metal post mounted on a wharf, quay, etc, used for securing mooring lines

2. British

a small post or marker placed on a kerb or traffic island to make it conspicuous to motorists

3. mountaineering

an outcrop of rock or pillar of ice that may be used to belay a rope

noun

1.

any of the strong posts on a pier for holding fast a ship's mooring lines

2.

bitt

n.

1. Nautical A thick post on a ship or wharf, used for securing ropes and hawsers.

2. One of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area.

3. A projecting bulge of snow or ice used as an anchor for a rope in mountaineering.