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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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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.
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.
The camera was balanced on a bollard and had slipped slightly so you can't see our faces.
Large vans and lorries are kept off by a concrete and bollard bottleneck barrier.
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.
But a rising bollard on this street, preventing a rat run, could be as long as ten years away.

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