how to pronounce bollard

/ˈbɒl.ɑːd/

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bollard is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bollard in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… along as opposed to doing a bollard pull …”

meanings of bollard

noun:

A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.

bollard frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bollard occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics bollard can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that bollard can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;