A bollard's a short vertical post typically found where large ships dock. Bollards are arranged in a line to obstruct the passage of motor vehicles. While originally it only meant a post used on a quay for mooring, the word now also describes a variety of structures to control or direct road traffic. The term may be related to bole, meaning the lower trunk of a tree. Mooring bollards A bollard, a name inherited from the Norman-French name Boulard still often found in Normandy,'s a short woode… (More on Bollard)