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: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines
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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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Put bluntly, the shadow of a welcome — in the form the lighthouse — awaits only as a shadow extension of the defensive perimeter, the bollard.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Do Chicago taxpayers think helping the billionaire Cubs owners pay for the bollards is an appropriate use of our tax dollars?
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Council members told him to come back with other solutions instead of the bollards, saying the green metal posts will look ugly.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Retractable bollards will allow officials to close the northern section to vehicle traffic as needed.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Do Chicago taxpayers think helping the billionaire Cubs owners pay for the bollards is an appropriate use of our tax dollars?
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Council members told him to come back with other solutions instead of the bollards, saying the green metal posts will look ugly.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Retractable bollards will allow officials to close the northern section to vehicle traffic as needed.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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