Translation guide
A fixed post on a dock or shore used to secure a boat with ropes.
The learner wants to refer to the physical object used to tie up a boat.
Standard term for a mooring post or bollard, used in harbors and docks.
船を係船柱にしっかりと結んだ。
I tied the boat securely to the mooring post.
Loanword from English 'bitt', commonly used in nautical contexts for a pair of posts.
ビットにロープをかけた。
I put the rope over the bitt.
Loanword from English 'bollard', used in modern port facilities.
A wooden stake or pile used for mooring, often in traditional or small-scale settings.
川岸のもやい杭に小舟をつないだ。
I tied the small boat to the mooring stake on the riverbank.
In casual conversation, you might simply point and say あれ (that) or describe the action: 船をとめる柱 (post for stopping a boat). Technical terms like ビット or ボラード are used by sailors and in port operations.
ロープが係船柱に巻かれている。
The rope is wrapped around the mooring post.
We moored the boat to the bollard on the quay.