boulder

4 definitions found

boulder - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bowlder \Bowl"der\, Boulder \Boul"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to
     roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind
     of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.]
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     1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of
        water; a large pebble.
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     2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that
        has been transported by natural agencies from its native
        bed. See Drift.
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     Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial
        or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of
        bowlders.
  
     Bowlder wall, a wall constructed of large stones or
        bowlders.
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  Boulder \Boul"der\ (b[=o]l"d[~e]r), n.
     Same as Bowlder.
     [1913 Webster]

boulder - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  boulder
      n 1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of
           origin [syn: boulder, bowlder]
      2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort
         center and university town

boulder - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Boulder, CO (city, FIPS 7850)
    Location: 40.02688 N, 105.25102 W
    Population (1990): 83312 (36270 housing units)
    Area: 58.4 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304
  Boulder, MT (town, FIPS 8575)
    Location: 46.23605 N, 112.11946 W
    Population (1990): 1316 (521 housing units)
    Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 59632
  Boulder, UT (town, FIPS 7470)
    Location: 37.92904 N, 111.42778 W
    Population (1990): 126 (89 housing units)
    Area: 54.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 84716
  Boulder, WY
    Zip code(s): 82923