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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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Oswego Village Administrator Dan Di Santo told The Beacon-News on Friday that Portillo’s has submitted drawings to the village for permit review in order to add bollards and wheel stops, the concrete blocks installed in parking spaces, to the front of the Oswego building.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
And while some sections of the barrier are made of tall steel bollards — measuring up to 30 feet high — others are composed of mesh or chain-link fencing, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem unveiled the plans Aug. 19 in a news conference in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, while workers ran paint rollers up the steel bollards behind her.
—Adam Powell, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Initially that meant better lighting and sidewalks for security but will soon include the installation of security bollards along the streets that ring the stadium.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
And while some sections of the barrier are made of tall steel bollards — measuring up to 30 feet high — others are composed of mesh or chain-link fencing, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem unveiled the plans Aug. 19 in a news conference in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, while workers ran paint rollers up the steel bollards behind her.
—Adam Powell, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Initially that meant better lighting and sidewalks for security but will soon include the installation of security bollards along the streets that ring the stadium.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 15 Sep. 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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