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: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines
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3
chiefly British
: any of a series of short posts set at intervals to delimit an area (such as a traffic island) or to exclude vehicles
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The removable bollards would help close the street to cars during pedestrian-only times but be stored away when cars are allowed, according to the city.
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Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
New Orleans officials have said that an improved bollard system will be installed come Super Bowl weekend.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Asked who manages the city’s security bollards and barriers, Rick Hathaway, the director of the Department of Public Works, said the infrastructure was installed by the Public Works Department at the request of the Department of Homeland Security and others.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Both decorative and steel bollards have been installed in pedestrian zones.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
New Orleans officials have said that an improved bollard system will be installed come Super Bowl weekend.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Asked who manages the city’s security bollards and barriers, Rick Hathaway, the director of the Department of Public Works, said the infrastructure was installed by the Public Works Department at the request of the Department of Homeland Security and others.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Both decorative and steel bollards have been installed in pedestrian zones.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Bollard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bollard. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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bollard
noun
bol·lard
ˈbäl-ərd 
: a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines
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