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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But a rising bollard on this street, preventing a rat run, could be as long as ten years away.
Vangelis travelled ashore by pulling on the rope attached to the shore bollard and returned by pulling on the rope attached to the ferry.
One later said later it was like being in a rally car as Stubbs entered a roundabout at speed and skidded into a traffic bollard, demolishing it.
The camera was balanced on a bollard and had slipped slightly so you can't see our faces.
Last year, the bollard hit the news again when it was plagued by intermittent mechanical problems and a new motor was fitted.
Large vans and lorries are kept off by a concrete and bollard bottleneck barrier.

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