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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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Security breach of bollards on pedestrian street Reports began circulating early on Wednesday morning that the bollards, or barricades protecting the pedestrian portions of Bourbon Street, should have been raised to prevent vehicles from possibly harming civilians.
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
But if the dog has no human owner, there is often no one to stop a pup who follows his or her nose over the international bridge, or through the shallow water of the Rio Grande, or around the steel bollards of the border fence into U.S. territory.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
The materials, including steel bollards, recently appeared for sale on GovPlanet, a government surplus auction marketplace.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
After Circle of Lights, Spark Holidays on the Circle will hold additional free activities within the northwest bollards of Monument Circle.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
But if the dog has no human owner, there is often no one to stop a pup who follows his or her nose over the international bridge, or through the shallow water of the Rio Grande, or around the steel bollards of the border fence into U.S. territory.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
The materials, including steel bollards, recently appeared for sale on GovPlanet, a government surplus auction marketplace.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
After Circle of Lights, Spark Holidays on the Circle will hold additional free activities within the northwest bollards of Monument Circle.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 15 Jan. 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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