单词 | bollard |
释义 | bollardn. Nautical. a. A wooden or iron post, on a ship, a whale-boat, or a quay, for securing ropes to. Also attributive, as in bollard-head, bollard-timber (see quot.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [noun] > action of mooring > object to which ship is moored > on land or on a ship land-fast1703 bollard1844 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > cleat or bollard kevelc1330 cleat1377 bollard1844 belaying-cleat1862 thumb-cleat1867 stag-horn1923 niggerhead1927 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > spar projecting over bows > supports for pillow1626 knight-head1711 bollard-timber1844 bedc1860 1844 A. C. Key Narr. Recov. H.M.S. Gorgon (1847) 67 The threefold block taken close forward to a bollard on the forecastle. 1863 Times 19 Mar. 14/2 Like the Warrior she will have on each quarter strong iron towing bollards. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 115 Bollard, a thick piece of wood on the head of a whale-boat, round which the harpooner gives the line a turn, in order to veer it steadily, and check the animal's velocity. 1880 T. Hardy Trumpet-major III. xxxiv. 102 Standing by a bollard a little farther up the quay. b. A short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area.ⓘ ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic control > cone or bollard bollard1925 traffic cone1949 cone1953 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > portion for safety of pedestrians > post on a traffic island bollard1925 1925 Daily Tel. 10 Jan. 9/3 The Office of Works..have decided to replace the temporary lights on the ‘islands’ in the main carriage road from Hyde Park Corner to the Marble Arch... Instead of the small lights on bollards, the familiar lamp standards with central lighting are to be erected. 1955 Times 23 June 6/6 The woman was waiting between the bollards in the middle of the crossing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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