1
: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines
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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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In addition to the missing sturdy bollards, which were under repair, the city’s portable steel barriers were in the down position during New Year’s celebrations, CNN previously reported.
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Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Jones and other local workers also questioned the decision to replace the street’s long-malfunctioning security bollards during the winter, which is the busiest time for the French Quarter.
—NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
City documents showed that the replacement of bollards on Bourbon Street began on November 18.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
New Orleans was in the process of installing such bollards to prepare for next month’s Super Bowl when the attack occurred.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
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Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Jones and other local workers also questioned the decision to replace the street’s long-malfunctioning security bollards during the winter, which is the busiest time for the French Quarter.
—NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
City documents showed that the replacement of bollards on Bourbon Street began on November 18.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
New Orleans was in the process of installing such bollards to prepare for next month’s Super Bowl when the attack occurred.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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