bollard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bol·lard /ˈbɒləd, -lɑːd $ ˈbɑːlərd/ noun [countable] 1. British EnglishTTR a short thick post in the street that is used to stop traffic entering an area or to show a junction more clearly 〔街上阻止汽车进入的〕安全柱，矮柱；〔路口的〕护柱 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A13 Town 城镇 →5 see picture at 见图 cone12. TTWa thick stone or metal post used for tying ships to when they are in port 〔港口用于系船的〕系缆柱
Examples from the Corpus
bollard• A bollard trying to grow a beard.• The entrances to the path will be protected by bollards and a chicane, to stop any unauthorised traffic.• Make a point of crossing where there is a central bollard.• Motorway bollards were due to be removed at one thirty for the first customers to stream in.• It is a well known fact that designers plant a line of bollards when they do not know what to do.• He'd cried out before he realized what the obstruction was: a pile of bollards.• Somehow, bollards still in place, they got in 20 minutes earlier.• The bollards at each end have been successful in keeping out vehicles, without impeding the passage of bicycles, prams etc.Origin bollard (1800-1900) Probably from bolebol·lard nounChineseSyllable
short in thick a Corpus the post
bollard
bol‧lard /ˈbɒləd, -lɑːd $ ˈbɑːlərd/
noun [countable]
2. a thick stone or metal post used for tying ships to when they are in port
bol‧lard /ˈbɒləd, -lɑːd $ ˈbɑːlərd/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from bole
1. British English a short thick post in the street that is used to stop traffic entering an area or to show a junction more clearlyOrigin: Probably from bole
2. a thick stone or metal post used for tying ships to when they are in port
