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The piazza will jut out over the great stone boulders that will form the rip-rap bay wall.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Expect boulders wedged between undulating 200-foot-high red sandstone walls, loose sand, and tricky obstacles to maneuver.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
By the following morning, the boulder had been moved.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
On our hike, Jessie Krebs scolds her boots for sliding on a slick, house-size boulder.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Expect boulders wedged between undulating 200-foot-high red sandstone walls, loose sand, and tricky obstacles to maneuver.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
By the following morning, the boulder had been moved.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
On our hike, Jessie Krebs scolds her boots for sliding on a slick, house-size boulder.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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boulder
noun
boul·der
ˈbōl-dər 
: a large detached and rounded or worn mass of rock
Geographical Definition
Boulder
geographical name
Boul·der
ˈbōl-dər
city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385
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