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語源

From 中期英語 bollard, probably from 中期英語 bole (“tree trunk”), from Old Norse bolr (“stump, trunk”), equivalent to bole +‎ -ard (pejorative or diminutive suffix).

発音

• (rhotic) IPA: /ˈbɒləɹd/
• (non-rhotic) IPA: /ˈbɒlɑːd/, /ˈbɒləd/
• 韻: -ɒlə(ɹ)d

名詞

bollard (plural bollards)

1. (nautical) A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to a wharf, dock, or the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines or towlines are secured.

   Synonym: bitt

   Coordinate term: cleat (smaller)

   Near-synonym: towing bitt (often coinstantial)

   • 1959, Mervyn Peake, Titus Alone:

     Today he had for bollard the unfinished monument half-erected to some all but forgotten anarchist.

   • 1965, Poul Anderson, The Star Fox:

     He sat on a bollard, looking out across the water, a man more small and shabby than expected.

2. A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.

派生語

派生した語

• → Spanish: bolardo

参考

• (traffic bollard): traffic cone
• (ship's mooring line attachment): capstan