boulder

Definition of boulder in English English dictionary: A large piece of stone that can theoretically be moved if enough force is applied; To engage in bouldering; {i} large rounded rock; {i} city in Colorado (USA); A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed; A boulder is a large rounded rock. a large round piece of rock (From a language). City (pop., 2000: 94,673), north-central Colorado, U.S. Located in the Rocky Mountains northwest of Denver, it was settled by miners in 1858 and grew with the arrival of two railroads in 1873. An extensive government-industrial-educational complex has developed in recent decades. It is the site of the University of Colorado; A rounded rock on a beach, greater than 250 mm in diameter, larger than a cobble - see also Gravel and Shingle; Same as Bowlder; Large fragment of rock that has a diameter greater than 256 millimeters (200 millimeters in the United Kingdom); a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin; A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble; A rounded rock on a beach, greater than 256 mm in diameter, larger than a cobble See also gravel, shingle; a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town; A very large piece of rock; Any rock with a diameter of more than ten inches; n a rock short enough to climb relatively safely without a rope (vb ) to climb a boulder; (bōl′dər); A large substrate particle that is larger than cobble, 256 mm in diameter; a large rounded stone lying on the surface of the ground, or some times embedded in the soil, and generally different in composition from other rocks in the immediate vicinity; a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin; To climb close to ground level without the protection of a rope and belayer, but usually with a spotter An excellent way to focus on technique and power by working the same sequence repeatedly; (n ) a rock short enough to climb relatively safely without a rope (vb ) to climb a boulder
Boulder Dam: the former name for the Hoover Dam
bowlder: Alternative spelling of boulder
boulders: Rock or mineral fragments >600 mm in diameter See also rock fragments
boulders: plural of boulder
boulders: rocks larger than 12 inches in diameter
boulders: Rock fragments larger than 2 feet (60 cm) in diameter
boulders: are large rounded stones, the coarsest component of gravel
bowlder: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
bowlder: A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble
bowlder: A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed
bowlder: {i} large rounded rock
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
shore boulder: a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin

boulder

Hyphenation

Boul·der

Turkish pronunciation

bōldır

Pronunciation

/ˈbōldər/ /ˈboʊldɜr/

Etymology

[ 'bOl-d&r ] (noun.) 1617. From Middle English bulder, possibly from Swedish bullersten (“noisy stone”), or possibly from Dutch bolder

Tenses

bouldering, bouldered

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