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Definition of Bollard
1. Noun. A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines). "The road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
Terms within: Bitthead
Group relationships: Dock, Pier, Wharf, Wharfage
Generic synonyms: Post
Specialized synonyms: Riding Bitt
Category relationships: Ship
Derivative terms: Bitt
Definition of Bollard
1. n. An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.
Definition of Bollard
1. Noun. (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 ¹
2. Noun. A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bollard
1. a thick post on a ship or wharf [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bollard
1. An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes. Bollard timber, a timber, also called a knighthead, rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of the bowsprit, to secure its end. Origin: Cf. Bole the stem of a tree, and Pollard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bollard
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