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boulder
1[ bohl-der ]
noun
- a detached and rounded or worn rock, especially a large one.
Boulder
2[ bohl-der ]
noun
- a city in N Colorado.
boulder
/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- a smooth rounded mass of rock that has a diameter greater than 25cm and that has been shaped by erosion and transported by ice or water from its original position
- geology a rock fragment with a diameter greater than 256 mm and thus bigger than a cobble
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- dzܱd adjective
- dzܱd· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of boulder1
Example Sentences
Climbing, which had four medal events in Paris, will have six in L.A. by splitting the previously combined disciplines of boulder and lead in addition to speed climbing.
The wreck left the vehicles mangled in the road with one resting slightly on top of a boulder with its rear and passenger side crumpled.
Bleeding from injuries and with a dislocated shoulder, the hiker used poles to cling to an almost vertical cliff, dangling perilously over a beach of gravel, rocks and boulders.
She gave a cautious welcome to the funding news, describing the "pure carnage" of "two trees, massive boulders, slurry down the hill", during Storm Bert.
At Los Rios, the students hike on a nature trail designed by Myers with boulders etched with quotes from Emerson, Thoreau and Muir.
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