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Bollard vs Dolly - What's the difference?

bollard | dolly |

As nouns the difference between bollard and dolly

is that bollard is 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 while dolly is a contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.

As a verb dolly is

to hit a dolly.

As a proper noun Dolly is

a diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, and later also of Dolores.

bollard

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) 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.
  • *
  • A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
  • See also

    * (traffic bollard) cone

    dolly

    English

    Noun

    (dollies)
  • A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
  • A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
  • (Knight)
  • In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
  • A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
  • A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
  • (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
  • (children, colloquial) A child's name for a doll.
  • (cricket) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
  • See also

    * (specialized piece of film equipment) tracking shot

    Verb

  • (cricket) To hit a dolly.
  • To move an object using a dolly.
  • Anagrams

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