bollard
1 synonym for bollard, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A short, strong post fixed to a road or pavement to stop vehicles getting into an area, to mark out traffic lanes, or for security.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A short, strong post fixed to a road or pavement to stop vehicles getting into an area, to mark out traffic lanes, or for security.
“A row of bollards keeps cars off the pedestrian square.”
2. noun nautical
A sturdy post of iron or timber on a quay or ship's deck that ropes are tied round to hold a vessel in place.
“The deckhand looped the rope over the bollard on the quay.”
How to use bollard
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
It is a standard everyday word, and the nautical sense is a specialist use.
Etymology
From Middle English bollard, probably from Middle English bole, meaning a tree trunk, which came from Old Norse bolr. It seems to add the suffix -ard to that base.
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