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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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The camera was balanced on a bollard and had slipped slightly so you can't see our faces.
He is featured on the cover, placing a line around a bollard as a ship enters port at Newport Naval Base.
In January this year, a paramedic was taken to hospital with whiplash when his ambulance hit the bollard as the vehicle sped to a 999 call.
Vangelis travelled ashore by pulling on the rope attached to the shore bollard and returned by pulling on the rope attached to the ferry.
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.
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.

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