Definitions for: Bollard

[n] a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"

Webster (1913) Definition: Bol"lard, n. [Cf. Bole the stem of a tree, and
Pollard.]
An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used
in veering or fastening ropes.

Bollard timber (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead,
rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of
the bowsprit, to secure its end.

Synonyms: bitt

See Also: bitthead, dock, pier, post, riding bitt, wharf, wharfage

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