Definition of Bolard
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical) a vertical piece of timber or iron, fixed to the ground, to which a ship is moored when alongside
- A similar post preventing vehicles access to a pedestrian areas
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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