| NOUN | artifact | bollard, bitt | a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) |
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| Sounds | baa'lerd | |
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| Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... | |
| Meaning | A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines). | |
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| Example | "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" | |
| Synonym | bitt | |
| 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 | |
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