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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)

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- in Indo-European roots.]

boulder

(ˈbəʊldə)

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.	boulder - 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

صَخْرَه، جَلْمود

balvan

rullesten

Felsblock Geröll Stein

ŝtonego

järkälelohkare

rocher bloc

szikla: nagy szikladarab/kő

macigno

akmuoriedulys

laukakmens

kampestein rullestein

валун

balvan

kaya kütlesi/parçası

大石头巨砾

boulder

[ˈbəʊldəʳ] N → canto m rodado

boulder

[ˈbəʊldə^r] n → gros rocher m (généralement lisse, arrondi)

boulder

n → Felsblock m, → Felsbrocken m

boulder

[ˈbəʊldəʳ] n → masso, macigno

boulder

(ˈbəuldə) noun

a large rock or stone. a boulder on the hillside.

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