iskele babası

== Turkish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, iskele (“wharf, pier, dock”) +‎ baba (“father; post”). === Noun === iskele babası (definite accusative iskele babasını, plural iskele babaları) (nautical) bollard, bitt, a strong vertical post to which the ship's mooring lines are secured ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “iskele babası”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “iskele babası”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “iskele”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2218