- (British English)
a short thick post that is used to stop vehicles from going on to a road or part of a road (阻止车辆开到某段路上的)路桩 Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 a short thick post on a ship, or on land close to water, to which a ship’s rope may be tied Topics Transport by waterc2(甲板或岸边的)带缆桩,系船桩
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): perhaps from Old Norse bolr; perhaps related to baulk + -ard.