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What is a bollard?

What is a bollard? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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.
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Vangelis travelled ashore by pulling on the rope attached to the shore bollard and returned by pulling on the rope attached to the ferry.
Working away from the shot we passed over an area of recognisable decking before taking a belay off a mooring bollard.
Forward of the rails is a large single bollard, or capstan, and various small deck fittings and valve openings that are home to tompot blennies.
Large vans and lorries are kept off by a concrete and bollard bottleneck barrier.
He is featured on the cover, placing a line around a bollard as a ship enters port at Newport Naval Base.
I've put myself directly in front of a concrete bollard at the end of the rank and there is no way he can run me down if I side step behind it.

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