Definition of boulder
: a detached and rounded or much-worn mass of rock
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According to a 2012 story by AL.com's Kelly Kazek, farmer Leonard Dawson began the rock zoo in the '70s when someone moved a boulder on his property.
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This assumption was tested a decade later in pikas, small mountain-dwelling rodents that nest among boulders and also happen to be the inspiration for the Pokemon Pikachu.
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Her determination, though, is a rushing stream that washes past boulders.
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Pokémon, mutates into Charizard, a 200-pound monster whose breath can melt boulders.
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Rock formations Zoo design is increasingly about mimicking natural environments, and the new penguin exhibit is an example with its huge boulders, 200,000-gallon saltwater pool and a cobblestone beach.
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A group of scientists at Colombia’s National University are creating an over-the-shoulder boulder holder (sorry, Bette Midler) that comes with infra-red censors that should detect any abnormalities.
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Bour missed the past 10 games after going on the DL with a bone bruise in his left ankle yet his solo shot off the boulders beyond the center field fence was his 14th home run since April 30.
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Large boulders were put in as mile markers along the route, some of which still remain in Crete and Momence, Egdorf said.
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Origin and Etymology of boulder
short for boulder stone, from Middle English bulder ston, partial translation of a word of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect bullersten large stone in a stream, from buller noise + sten stone
Other Geology Terms
anthracite, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
Boulder
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city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385
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: a very large stone or rounded piece of rock
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: a very large rounded piece of rock
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