1
: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines
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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
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Plastic traffic bollards separate the north and south lanes in that segment, Hebeler said.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Munoz struck a braided cable strung between a fence post and a traffic bollard around 4:30 p.m. local time.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 May 2025
Last year, Max Verstappen struck a bollard in this section.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Toronto contractors now do a lively business in automatic driveway bollards designed to deter thieves from driving right up to the house and being able to make an easy getaway.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Munoz struck a braided cable strung between a fence post and a traffic bollard around 4:30 p.m. local time.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 May 2025
Last year, Max Verstappen struck a bollard in this section.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Toronto contractors now do a lively business in automatic driveway bollards designed to deter thieves from driving right up to the house and being able to make an easy getaway.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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bollard
noun
bol·lard
ˈbäl-ərd 
: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines
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