bol·son (b l-sn )n. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. A flat arid valley surrounded by mountains and draining into a shallow central lake. [American Spanish bolsón, augmentative of Spanish bolsa, purse, pouch, from Late Latin bursa; see bursa.] |
bolson [bəʊlˈsəʊn]
n
(Placename) Southwestern US a desert valley surrounded by mountains, with a shallow lake at the centre
[from American Spanish bolsón, from Spanish bolsa purse, from Late Latin bursa bag; see purse]
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