bollard

Các nghĩa

1. cọc buộc tàu

   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.

   Near-synonym: towing bitt (often coinstantial)

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

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

2. cọc chắn xe

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

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• bollards plural