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: 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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Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
According to The Texas Tribune, as of July 2024, some 34 miles of steel bollards had been built along the 1,254-mile state border.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
President Trump successfully built about 458 miles of new, highly effective border wall made of steel bollards placed closely together.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
At the recommendation of the federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the county is installing concrete bollards in front of gas lines and the glass doors of the election headquarters building.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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