Bollard
WordNet

noun


(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"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured
  2. A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area or used for security purposes.
 
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