1
: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines
2
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 cost for the new bollards is estimated at about $500,000.
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Trimble said city officials saw the contract for bollard work when it was signed and didn’t raise concerns, noting that the amount was higher than expected partly because of city prevailing wage rules.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
The firm reports that its bollards can stop semitrucks travelling up to 50 miles per hour.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Trimble said city officials saw the contract for bollard work when it was signed and didn’t raise concerns, noting that the amount was higher than expected partly because of city prevailing wage rules.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
The firm reports that its bollards can stop semitrucks travelling up to 50 miles per hour.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 5 Oct. 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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