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bollard — [ bɔlar ] n. m. • 1943; mot angl., o. i. ♦ Mar. Grosse bitte d amarrage au bord d un quai. ● bollard nom masculin (mot anglais) Gros fût cylindrique implanté dans l arête d un quai d accostage pour l amarrage rapproché des navires. ● bollard… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bollard — Bol lard, n. [Cf. {Bole} the stem of a tree, and {Pollard}.] An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes. [1913 Webster] {Bollard timber} (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead, rising just… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bollard — Bollard, s. Poller … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
bollard — 1844, originally a post for fixing mooring ropes; since 1948, usually a traffic control device; probably from BOLE (Cf. bole) + suffix ARD (Cf. ard) … Etymology dictionary
bollard — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area. 2) a short post on a ship or quayside for securing a rope. ORIGIN perhaps from Old Norse, bole … English terms dictionary
bollard — [bäl′ərd] n. [prob. extension of BOLE1] 1. any of the strong posts on a pier for holding fast a ship s mooring lines 2. BITT … English World dictionary
Bollard — A bollard is a short vertical post typically found where large ships dock. While originally it only meant a post [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=bollard searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary ] ] used on a quay for mooring, the … Wikipedia
Bollard — « Bitte » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Bitte (homonymie). Un bollard, encore écrit billard, baulard ou boulard, est à l origine une grosse masse à la fois cylindrique et coudée qui sert à amarrer les navires. Ce… … Wikipédia en Français
Bollard — This interesting surname with variant spellings Ballard, Bollaert, Bullard, Bouillard and Bolleart has two possible origins. Firstly, it may be from the old French boule meaning round or bare and with the suffix ard could be translated as one who … Surnames reference
bollard — UK [ˈbɒlɑː(r)d] / US [ˈbɑlərd] / US [ˈbɑˌlɑrd] noun [countable] Word forms bollard : singular bollard plural bollards 1) British a short post used for stopping cars from driving into an area 2) a short post that a ship is tied to … English dictionary
