bollard

2 definitions found

bollard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bollard \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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

bollard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bollard
      n 1: a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching
           mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic
           with bollards" [syn: bollard, bitt]