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- [bol-erd]
- /ˈbɒl ərd/
- /ˈbɒl.ɑːd/
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- [bol-erd]
- /ˈbɒl ərd/
Definitions of bollard word
- countable noun bollard Bollards are short thick concrete posts that are used to prevent cars from going on to someone's land or on to part of a road. 3
- countable noun bollard Bollards are strong wooden or metal posts on the side of a river or harbour. Boats are tied to them. 3
- noun bollard a strong wooden or metal post mounted on a wharf, quay, etc, used for securing mooring lines 3
- noun bollard a small post or marker placed on a kerb or traffic island to make it conspicuous to motorists 3
- noun bollard an outcrop of rock or pillar of ice that may be used to belay a rope 3
- noun bollard any of the strong posts on a pier for holding fast a ship's mooring lines 3
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Origin of bollard
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; bole1 + -ard
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Parts of speech for Bollard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bollard popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bollard
noun bollard
- wedge — a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine (def 3b).
- batten — A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- metal — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- wood — Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
Antonyms for bollard
noun bollard
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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