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Baluster vs Bollard - What's the difference?

baluster | bollard |


As nouns the difference between baluster and bollard

is that baluster is   A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister while 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.

Bollard vs Hurdle - What's the difference?

bollard | hurdle |


As nouns the difference between bollard and hurdle

is that bollard is (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 while hurdle is an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.

As a verb hurdle is

to jump over something while running.

Obstacle vs Bollard - What's the difference?

obstacle | bollard |


As nouns the difference between obstacle and bollard

is that obstacle is something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress while bollard is (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.

Bollard vs Barrier - What's the difference?

bollard | barrier |


As nouns the difference between bollard and barrier

is that bollard is (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 while barrier is a structure that bars passage.

Bollard - What does it mean?

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Bollard vs Cleat - What's the difference?

bollard | cleat |


In nautical terms the difference between bollard and cleat

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 cleat is to tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat.

As a verb cleat is

to strengthen with a cleat.

Bollard vs Timberh - What's the difference?

bollard | timberh |

Timberh is likely misspelled.


Timberh has no English definition.

As a noun 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.

Pollard vs Bollard - What's the difference?

pollard | bollard |


As nouns the difference between pollard and bollard

is that pollard is a tree that has been pruned by cutting its branches back close to the trunk to promote a more bushy growth of foliage while 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.

As a proper noun Pollard

is {{surname|from=nicknames}.

As a verb pollard

is to prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth.

Bollard vs Fender - What's the difference?

bollard | fender |


As a noun bollard

is (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.

As a proper noun fender is

of (etyl) origin, a variant of fenrich or fendler.

Bollard vs Column - What's the difference?

bollard | column |


As nouns the difference between bollard and column

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 column is a solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

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