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boulder

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boul·der also bowl·der  (bldr)
n.
A large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground or embedded in the soil.
[Middle English bulder, of Scandinavian origin; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
boulder
Noun
a smooth rounded mass of rock shaped by erosion [Scandinavian]
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Noun1.boulderboulder - a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
bowlder
glacial boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin
river boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin
rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
shore boulder - a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin
2.Boulder - a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
Centennial State, Colorado, CO - a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
Translations
Spanish boulder [ˈbəuldəʳ] n → canto rodado
French boulder [ˈbəuldəʳ] n → gros rocher (gén lisse, arrondi)
German boulder [ˈbəuldəʳ] n → Felsblock m
Italian boulder [ˈbəuldəʳ] n → masso (tondeggiante)
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The spot I had chosen for my observations was the top of a large, flat boulder which rose six or eight feet above the turf.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
I gather the larkspur Over the hillside, Blown mid the chaos Of boulder and bellbine; Hating the tyrant Who made me an outcast, Who of his leisure Now spares me no moment: Drinking the mountain spring, Shading at noon-day Under the cypress My limbs from the sun glare.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
As I topped a great boulder I saw the herd of plant men surrounding a little group of perhaps five or six green men and women of Barsoom.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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