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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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Strickland said the bollards would be used at some point this weekend.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
The schedule was to have the bollards replaced before the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, according to Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
The heavily trafficked thoroughfare of Bourbon Street did not have vehicle security barriers, known as bollards, in place at the time of the attack.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
The bollards were removed after being clogged by debris, including Mardis Gras beads.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
The schedule was to have the bollards replaced before the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, according to Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
The heavily trafficked thoroughfare of Bourbon Street did not have vehicle security barriers, known as bollards, in place at the time of the attack.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
The bollards were removed after being clogged by debris, including Mardis Gras beads.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 31 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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