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Boulder
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Boul·der  (bldr)
A city of north-central Colorado northwest of Denver. It is a major Rocky Mountains resort and the seat of the University of Colorado (opened 1877). Population: 91,500.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Boulderboulder - a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
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
boulder [ˈbəuldəʳ] ncanto rodado

boulder [ˈbəuldəʳ] ngros rocher (gén lisse, arrondi)

boulder [ˈbəuldəʳ] nFelsblock m

boulder [ˈbəuldəʳ] nmasso (tondeggiante)

boulder
n boulder [ˈbəuldə]
a large rock or stone a boulder on the hillside. rotsblok صَخْرَه، جَلْمود скала balvan rullesten der Felsblock κοτρόνα canto rodado kivirahn تخته سنگ lohkare (gros) rocher (arrondi) סֶלָע गोल पत्थर oblutak nagy szikladarab/kő batu besar hnullungur; bjarg masso 丸石 큰 자갈 riedulys, akmuo laukakmens batu tongkol kei kampestein, rullestein głaz pedregulho bolovan валун balvan pečina veliki oblutak stenblock หินขนาดใหญ่ kaya kütlesi/parçası 巨礫,大石頭 валун بٹا ، پتھر tảng đá 砾,


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