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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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For instance, on the bike path near me (the one with the switchback path), there are bollards at every entrance.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
Meaningfully reducing deaths requires redesigning roadways in ways that force drivers to slow down — by reducing the number of lanes, building out curbs and raised crosswalks, or adding bollards and bends to roads.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 13 May 2024
One video shared online shows a man confront the suspect on an escalator by wielding what appears to be a stanchion or bollard.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
That includes a $100,000 gift from Major League Baseball, which will cover the statue’s $45,000 replacement cost and other improvements, including landscaping and adding decorative bollards that will keep people from driving too close to the statue.
—Thomas Peipert, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
Meaningfully reducing deaths requires redesigning roadways in ways that force drivers to slow down — by reducing the number of lanes, building out curbs and raised crosswalks, or adding bollards and bends to roads.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 13 May 2024
One video shared online shows a man confront the suspect on an escalator by wielding what appears to be a stanchion or bollard.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
That includes a $100,000 gift from Major League Baseball, which will cover the statue’s $45,000 replacement cost and other improvements, including landscaping and adding decorative bollards that will keep people from driving too close to the statue.
—Thomas Peipert, The Denver Post, 26 May 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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