bollard

noun

bol·​lard ˈbä-lərd How to pronounce bollard (audio)
 British also  ˈbä-ˌläd
1
: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines
2
3
chiefly British : any of a series of short posts set at intervals to delimit an area (such as a traffic island) or to exclude vehicles

Examples of bollard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Construction plans from Customs and Border Protection describe an 18-foot portable barrier, different from the 30-foot bollard design used during much of the Trump administration. Quinn Owen, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023 Other ideas floated at Tuesday’s meeting include removable bollards and a street mural. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024 There have been some efforts to fix the situation by DOT — currently plastic bollards cordon off a section of the No Standing zone on Flatbush so there’s a space off the sidewalk for the mopeds and e-bikes to park. Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2024 None of the changes will be more obvious to motorists and cyclists than the center-running bikeway, which will feature bus lane curbs, plastic bollards and delineators meant to separate the bike lanes from car traffic. Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023 That form of street features trees, broad sidewalks and bike lanes protected from moving cars by parking or bollards. Michael Barnard, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 Right next to the part of the wall that had just been breached was a bollard with a label indicating that it had been repaired earlier in the day. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023 Dozens of holes for traffic-blocking bollards were drilled last month, and work is scheduled to begin Monday on adding sleeves for the bollards to Fifth Avenue. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023 Biden’s pause on construction in January 2021 left the $11 billion wall — one of the most expensive federal infrastructure projects in U.S. history — with dozens of gaps and piles of unused steel bollards lying around in the desert. Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

perhaps from bole

First Known Use

circa 1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bollard was circa 1763

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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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bollard

noun
bol·​lard ˈbäl-ərd How to pronounce bollard (audio)
: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines

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