boulder

boul·der | \ ˈbōl-dər

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variants: or less commonly bowlder

Definition of boulder

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: a detached and rounded or much-worn mass of rock

Boulder

geographical name

Boul·der | \ ˈbōl-dər

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Definition of Boulder (Entry 2 of 2)

city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Soldiers are taught how to lead their units over technically difficult and hazardous terrain, cutting paths through 4 feet of snow up a steep mountain face or scaling a field of boulders in scorching summer heat. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, "Inside Army Mountain Warfare School as Pentagon moves to expand elite training," 25 Feb. 2020 Scientists calculated that water ice could have the ability to form in the shadows of some of the boulders during the winter months. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "While We Get Snow During Our Winter, Martians May Get Salty Water During Theirs," 13 Feb. 2020 The quality of snow in the landing zone, an east-facing embankment of boulders below the roadway, is often wet and dense — not ideal for cushioning the impact of a flying skier. — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Ski-jumping over Highway 50? Here’s how Josh Daiek did it," 8 Feb. 2020 There, two men wielded a jackhammer in the middle of the jungle, tumbling a small landslide of boulders into the valley below. — Chris Jones, WSJ, "A Rare Look at One of the World’s Most Isolated Mountain Treks," 4 Feb. 2020 An alternate landfall site about 5 miles closer to the LNG terminal site, preferred by several residents in the area, would cross a larger area of seafloor boulders, AGDC told FERC in a Dec. 23 response. — Larry Persily, Anchorage Daily News, "Analysis: State awaits final EIS after answering Alaska LNG questions from federal regulators," 8 Jan. 2020 The two were off course on a crude route through the jumble of granite boulders in a basin of lakes when Hofer looked down and saw what looked like a bone. — NBC News, "Skeleton identified as Japanese American artist who left California internment camp," 4 Jan. 2020 Moving each of those boulders would have required the strength of multiple people. — Megan Gannon, Smithsonian, "Oldest Known Seawall Discovered Along Submerged Mediterranean Villages," 18 Dec. 2019 Many of the boulders Mr Bishton and his team put up in Sheffield used bulky, featureless volumes. — The Economist, "For Olympic climbing’s route-setters, a blank wall is a canvas," 18 Dec. 2019

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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 29 Mar. 2020.

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