bollard
bollard — noun
- bollardsingular
- bollardsplural
1. A short, solid post set in a road, pavement, or pedestrian area to prevent cars,
A short, solid post set in a road, pavement, or pedestrian area to prevent cars, vans, and other vehicles from entering a space where people walk or gather.
The city council installed rows of steel bollards along the pavement to stop drivers from parking on the footpath.
collocation: install + bollards + to stop / prevent + vehicles
Manuela could not go any further because a row of white bollards blocked the road ahead.
After the market closed for the day, workers lowered the retractable bollards so that delivery vans could enter the square.
A bright yellow bollard at each end of the bike lane protects cyclists from passing traffic.
Folake asked the local council to put bollards outside her café so that cars would stop parking on the pavement.
- traffic post
a general term for any post controlling vehicle access
- barrier post
emphasises the function of blocking entry
用法筆記
Traffic bollards may be fixed (permanent concrete or steel posts) or retractable (posts that can be lowered into the ground to let authorised vehicles through). Common in urban planning and traffic management contexts.
常見錯誤
2. A short, sturdy post fixed to a harbour wall, pier, or ship deck; sailors wind r
A short, sturdy post fixed to a harbour wall, pier, or ship deck; sailors wind ropes around it to stop a boat from drifting away.
Walid wrapped the thick rope twice around the iron bollard before jumping back onto the boat.
wind / wrap / loop + rope + around + bollard
Putri tied the fishing boat to a wooden bollard on the dock before climbing ashore.
As the cargo ship pulled in, the deckhands threw mooring lines over the rusty bollards along the pier.
Nora checked that each bollard on the pontoon was still firmly attached to the concrete base.
Old iron bollards from the nineteenth century still stand along the river where trading ships once docked.
- mooring post
a more general term; a bollard is a short, sturdy type of mooring post found on docks and ships
- bitt
a paired bollard on a ship's deck, more specific to nautical contexts