1
: 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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The port's marine infrastructure is also being improved to support vessels with up to 5,500 passengers, including new mooring foundations, bollards, and fenders.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
And it won’t be achieved in increments alone, with a crosswalk here and a bollard there, or a minor improvement in the streetscape that gets fought over like a few feet of terrain at the Somme.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
The attack raised questions as to why the city didn’t have functional security bollards or use certain other vehicle barriers on one of the most walkable streets in the country.
—Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
When asked whether downtown streets will be blocked off to traffic during the playoff game(s) or if the bollards — posts used to guide traffic and prevent access and traffic to certain areas — would be used along Grand Boulevard, Becchina referred those questions to the city.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
And it won’t be achieved in increments alone, with a crosswalk here and a bollard there, or a minor improvement in the streetscape that gets fought over like a few feet of terrain at the Somme.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
The attack raised questions as to why the city didn’t have functional security bollards or use certain other vehicle barriers on one of the most walkable streets in the country.
—Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
When asked whether downtown streets will be blocked off to traffic during the playoff game(s) or if the bollards — posts used to guide traffic and prevent access and traffic to certain areas — would be used along Grand Boulevard, Becchina referred those questions to the city.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 6 May. 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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