bollard

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Pronunciation

• (rhotic) IPA: /ˈbɒləɹd/
• (non-rhotic) IPA: /ˈbɒlɑːd/, /ˈbɒləd/

Noun

bollard (plural bollards)

1. (nautical) 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, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.

Translations

• French: bollard (rarely used), bitte d'amarrage mooring bollard, bitte (rarely used as bitte used alone is a widely used slang word for penis)
• German: Poller
• Italian: bitta, galloccia
• Portuguese: cabeço
• Russian: кнехт
• Spanish: noray, bolardo

Translations

• French: borne, bollard
• German: Poller
• Italian: paracarro, pilastro, spartitraffico, colonnina
• Portuguese: pilarete
• Russian: столб
• Spanish: bolardo, pilona, pivote

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