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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The streamer spent several years attempting to establish its service in China, but gave up after hitting censorship bollards time and time again.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
During the roughly four minutes that the two men were inside the gallery, one staff member can be seen holding a bollard used to orient visitors through the gallery, according to France Televisions.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Some, but not all, Brightline crossings have bollards or medians.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Crews began raising an initial bollard wall across the San Rafael Valley south of Sonoita in September, drawing protesters who want to maintain both cultural and ecological ties across a key jaguar and ocelot migration corridor spanning the Huachuca and Patagonia mountain ranges.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
During the roughly four minutes that the two men were inside the gallery, one staff member can be seen holding a bollard used to orient visitors through the gallery, according to France Televisions.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Some, but not all, Brightline crossings have bollards or medians.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Crews began raising an initial bollard wall across the San Rafael Valley south of Sonoita in September, drawing protesters who want to maintain both cultural and ecological ties across a key jaguar and ocelot migration corridor spanning the Huachuca and Patagonia mountain ranges.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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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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