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boulder

1
or ²ú´Ç·É±ô·»å±ð°ù

[ bohl-der ]

noun

  1. a detached and rounded or worn rock, especially a large one.


Boulder

2

[ bohl-der ]

noun

  1. a city in N Colorado.

boulder

/ ˈ²úəʊ±ô»åÉ™ /

noun

  1. 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. geology a rock fragment with a diameter greater than 256 mm and thus bigger than a cobble
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú´Ç³Ü±ô»å±ð°ù²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú´Ç³Ü±ôd±ð°ù±ð»å adjective
  • ²ú´Ç³Ü±ôd±ð°ù·²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boulder1

1610–20; short for boulder stone; Middle English bulderston < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish bullersten big stone (in a stream), equivalent to buller rumbling noise (< Old Swedish bulder ) + sten stone
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boulder1

C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect bullersten , from Old Swedish bulder rumbling + sten stone
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The wreck left the vehicles mangled in the road with one resting slightly on top of a boulder with its rear and passenger side crumpled.

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Bleeding from injuries and with a dislocated shoulder, the hiker used poles to cling to an almost vertical cliff, dangling perilously over a beach of gravel, rocks and boulders.

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She gave a cautious welcome to the funding news, describing the "pure carnage" of "two trees, massive boulders, slurry down the hill", during Storm Bert.

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At Los Rios, the students hike on a nature trail designed by Myers with boulders etched with quotes from Emerson, Thoreau and Muir.

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I felt that I owed it to them to give my all and to focus on being the rock, the boulder for everybody who was going through it emotionally.

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