Bollard Definition

bŏlərd
bollards
noun
bollards
Any of the strong posts on a pier for holding fast a ship's mooring lines.
Webster's New World

Bitt.

Webster's New World
One of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area.
American Heritage
A projecting bulge of snow or ice used as an anchor for a rope in mountaineering.
American Heritage
(pejorative) A stupid or foolish person; one who behaves like or resembles a bollard.
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Other Word Forms of Bollard

Noun

Singular:
bollard
Plural:
bollards

Origin of Bollard

  • Middle English probably from bole tree trunk bole1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown; perhaps from bole.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

BBOBOL

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DRDARD

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