Found 2 items, similar to bollard.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bollard
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” [syn:
bitt]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bollard
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]