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bollard
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bol·lard  (blrd)
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.

[Middle English, probably from bole, tree trunk; see bole1.]

bollard [ˈbɒlɑːd ˈbɒləd]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a strong wooden or metal post mounted on a wharf, quay, etc., used for securing mooring lines
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Brit a small post or marker placed on a kerb or traffic island to make it conspicuous to motorists
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering an outcrop of rock or pillar of ice that may be used to belay a rope
[perhaps from bole1 + -ard]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
bitthead - the upper end of a bitt
pier, wharf, wharfage, dock - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
riding bitt - one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Translations
bollard [ˈbɒləd] N (Brit) (at roadside) → baliza f (Naut) → noray m, bolardo m

bollard [ˈbɒlərd ˈbɒlɑːrd] n
(British) (= concrete post) → borne f
(for mooring)bitte f d'amarrage

bollard
n (on quay, road) → Poller m

bollard [ˈbɒləd] n (on quay) → bitta (Brit) (to bar way) → pilastrino di chiusura al traffico; (at junction) → colonnina luminosa
bollard [ˈbɒləd] n (on quay) → bitta (Brit) (to bar way) → pilastrino di chiusura al traffico; (at junction) → colonnina luminosa

bollard
n bollard [ˈbəlaːd]
1 a post for controlling traffic The pedestrian shopping area has been closed off with bollards. toupaal عَمودٌ حاجِزٌ لِتَتْظيمِ حَرَكَةِ السَّيْر дирек със стрелка, насочваща/отклоняваща движението uliční patník betonpæl der Pfahl στυλίσκος ελέγχου της κυκλοφορίας στους δρόμους poste, bolardo tähispost تیرک betoniporsas borne (lumineuse) תַּמרוּר यातायात नियंत्रण के लिए एक चौकी stupić terelőoszlop tonggak, rambu stöpull pilastrino spartitraffico/di chiusura 保護柱 도로 안전 지대의 보호 기둥 stulpelis (ceļu aizšķērsojoša) barjera tonggak jalan verkeerspaaltje blinkfyr, trafikklys pachołek, słupek poste bolard столб, препятствующий движению автомобилей cestný pätník svetilni stebriček ivični stub stolpe เสาที่ใช้ควบคุมการจราจร kısa işaret direği 護柱 тумба آمدو رفت کی نگرانی کرنے والی چوکی ، ناکہ cọc ngăn xe cộ
2 a short post on a wharf or ship round which ropes are fastened. bolder عَمود رَبْطِ حِبالِ المَرْكِب кнехт pachole (námoř.) fortøjningspæl der Poller δέστρα σκάφους mojón de amarre pollar تیر مهار pollari borne d'amarrage יָתֶד जहाजी खूंटा stup za vezanje broda kikötőbak tambatan (bryggju)polli bitta 係柱 계선주(繫船柱) knechtas pālis tonggak korte paal fortøyningspæl, puller pachołek cumowniczy poste de amarração bolard швартовая тумба poler kamen za privez ivični stub pollare เสาที่ใช้ผูกเชือกเรือ iskele babası 繫纜柱,繫船柱 причальна тумба, кнехт ساحل پہ جہازوں کے رسے باندھنے کی جگہ cọc buộc tàu thuyền


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