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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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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.
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.
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.
But a rising bollard on this street, preventing a rat run, could be as long as ten years away.
Last year, the bollard hit the news again when it was plagued by intermittent mechanical problems and a new motor was fitted.

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