bol·lard

bol·lard
/ˈbɑːlɚd/ noun, pl -lards [count]
1 Brit : a post that prevents vehicles from going into an area where people can wait in the middle of a road
2 : a post around which a rope may be tied to keep a boat close to land

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bol|lard — «BOL uhrd», noun. 1. a wooden or iron post on a ship or dock for fastening hawsers. 2. British. a wooden, concrete, or steel post serving to keep cars out of an area. ╂[perhaps < bole1 + Old French ard, an augmentative suffix] …   Useful english dictionary

  • lard — bol·lard; ca·gou·lard; col·lard; fou·lard; in·ter·lard; lard; lol·lard; lol·lard·ism; mal·lard; mal·lard·ite; pou·lard·ize; sou·lard; mail·lard; pail·lard; dul·lard; pol·lard; lol·lard·ry; pou·lard; …   English syllables

  • bol — amet·a·bol·ic; am·phi·bol·ic; am·phi·bol·if·er·ous; am·phi·bol·o·gy; an·a·bol·ic; bis·a·bol; bis·a·bol·ene; bol·bo·phyl·lum; bol·da·cious; bol·dine; bol·do; bol·du; bol·i·var; bol·land·ist; bol·lard; bol·ley s; bol·ling·er; bol·lo; bol·lock;… …   English syllables

  • bollard — bol·lard …   English syllables

  • bollard — bol|lard [ balərd, ba,lard ] noun count a short post that a ship is tied to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bollard — bol|lard [ˈbɔləd, la:d US ˈba:lərd] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from bole] 1.) BrE a short thick post in the street that is used to stop traffic entering an area or to show a ↑junction more clearly 2.) a thick stone or metal post used… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bollard — bol•lard [[t]ˈbɒl ərd[/t]] n. 1) navig. a) naut. navig. a thick low post, usu. of iron or steel, mounted on a wharf or the like, to which mooring lines from vessels are attached b) naut. navig. bitt 1) 2) brit. one of a series of short posts, esp …   From formal English to slang

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bollard timber — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cuisine occitane — Préparation traditionnelle de la truffade …   Wikipédia en Français

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