BOLLARD

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bollard mean? 

• BOLLARD (noun)
  The noun BOLLARD has 1 sense:

1. a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

  Familiarity information: BOLLARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOLLARD (noun)

Meaning:

A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bitt; bollard

Context example:

the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards

Hypernyms ("bollard" is a kind of...):

post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)

Meronyms (parts of "bollard"):

bitthead (the upper end of a bitt)

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bollard"):

riding bitt (one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor)

Holonyms ("bollard" is a part of...):

dock; pier; wharf; wharfage (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)