boulder

ˈboʊldər

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Definition of boulder - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

large stonelarge mass of stone detached from land

We sat on a boulder by the river.

rock

stone

geology

TECH.

particle greater than 256 mm in diameter

TECH.

The geologist measured the boulder in the field.

rock

stone

games

Rare

large marble in children's games

Rare

He won the game with his favorite boulder.

shooter

taw

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large mass of stone detached from land
particle greater than 256 mm in diameter
large marble in children's games

Expressions with boulder

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roll the boulder uphill

perform a difficult task repeatedly without success

He felt like he was rolling the boulder uphill with his project.

boulder clay

unstratified glacial deposit with clay and boulders

The field was covered in boulder clay.

Origin of boulder

Middle English, bulder (large stone)

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Canfield

Colorado community

unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, USA

BCH

acr.

acr: Boulder Community Health

healthcare organization in Boulder

earth pillar

landform

column of clay or earth protected by a boulder

rocking stone

geology

large boulder balanced to move with slight force

UCB

acr.

acr: University of Colorado Boulder

public university located in Boulder, Colorado

Plymouth Rock

historical site

boulder in Massachusetts marking Pilgrims' landing site

Examples of boulder in a sentence

He climbed onto the boulder to get a better view.
A massive boulder blocked the hiking trail.
Boulders can be found scattered across the landscape.
She flicked her boulder with precision, knocking out the opponent's marble.
His collection includes a rare, blue-tinted boulder.

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French:rocher, bloc, ...
German:Felsbrocken, Murmel, ...
Italian:masso, blocco, ...
Spanish:peñasco, canica, ...
Portuguese:rocha, pedregulho, ...
Chinese:巨石, 巨砾, ...
Japanese:巨石, 巨礫, ...
Arabic:جُلْمُود, صخرة ضخمة, ...
Hebrew:סֶלַע עֲנָק, גּוּשׁ סֶלַע, ...
Russian:валун, булыжник, ...
Ukrainian:валун, кулька, ...
Hindi:शिलाखंड, बोल्डर, ...
Bengali:শিলাখণ্ড, বোল্ডার, ...
Catalan:roc, bloc, ...
Czech:balvan, balvanovitý kámen, ...
Danish:kampesten, kugle, ...
Dutch:rotsblok, kei, ...
Greek:ογκόλιθος, μπίλια, ...
Hungarian:sziklatömb, görgeteg, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទាំងថ្មធំ, គ្រាប់កែវធំ, ...
Korean:바위, 큰 구슬, ...
Persian:تخته‌سنگ, صخره, ...
Polish:głaz, kula, ...
Portuguese (BR):pedregulho, bolão, ...
Romanian:bolovan, bloc, ...
Swedish:stenblock, block, ...
Thai:หินก้อนใหญ่, ก้อนหินใหญ่, ...
Turkish:kaya parçası, kaya, ...
Vietnamese:tảng đá lớn, đá tảng, ...

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