| NOUN | artifact | bitt, bollard | a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) |
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| VERB | contact | bitt | secure with a bitt |
| Meaning | A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines). | |
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| Synonym | bollard | |
| Category | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Part of | pier, wharf, wharfage, dock | A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles |
| Parts | bitthead | The upper end of a bitt |
| Narrower | riding bitt | One of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor |
| Broader | post | An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position |
| Spanish | baliza, bita, bolardo, noray | |
| Catalan | norai | |
| Verbs | bitt | secure with a bitt |
| Meaning | Secure with a bitt. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "bitt the ship line" | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Nouns | bitt | a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) |
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