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" |
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Synonym | bitt |
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Category | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
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Part of | pier, wharf, wharfage, dock | A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles |
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Parts | bitthead | The upper end of a bitt |
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Narrower | riding bitt | One of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor |
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Broader | post | An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position |
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Spanish | baliza, bita, bolardo, noray |
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Catalan | norai |
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