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Boul·der
(bōl′dər) 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).
boul·der
also bowl·der (bōl′dər)n.
A large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground or embedded in the soil.
boulder
(ˈbəʊldə)n
1. (Geological Science) 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
2. (Geological Science) geology a rock fragment with a diameter greater than 256 mm and thus bigger than a cobble
[C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect bullersten, from Old Swedish bulder rumbling + sten stone]
ˈbouldery adj
boul•der
(ˈboʊl dər)n.
a detached and rounded or worn rock, esp. a large one.
[1610–20; Middle English bulderston < Scandinavian]
Boul•der
(ˈboʊl dər)n.
a city in N Colorado. 75,990.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 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 |
Translations
صَخْرَه، جَلْمود
balvan
rullesten
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järkälelohkare
szikla: nagy szikladarab/kő
akmuoriedulys
laukakmens
balvan
kaya kütlesi/parçası
boulder
n → Felsblock m, → Felsbrocken m
boulder
(ˈbəuldə) noun a large rock or stone. a boulder on the hillside.