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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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The professor explained that research shows wide streets — such as San Juan Road currently, and that section of Broadway before the bollards and new paint went in — encourage drivers to speed.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
The man who paddleboards out to the bollards to hang the over-the-water hammocks.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
If someone is determined to spend money, spend it on bollards, body cameras for the police, swimming lessons for students, or ShotSpotter or its equivalent.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Security measures The New Year’s Day attack was made possible, in part, by the fact that several bollards — squat steel columns that prevent cars from accessing streets — had been removed for maintenance, allowing the suspect to pull onto a French Quarter street filled with late-night revelers.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
The man who paddleboards out to the bollards to hang the over-the-water hammocks.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
If someone is determined to spend money, spend it on bollards, body cameras for the police, swimming lessons for students, or ShotSpotter or its equivalent.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Security measures The New Year’s Day attack was made possible, in part, by the fact that several bollards — squat steel columns that prevent cars from accessing streets — had been removed for maintenance, allowing the suspect to pull onto a French Quarter street filled with late-night revelers.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 3 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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