boulder
IPA: bˈoʊɫdɝ
noun
- A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
- (geology) A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- A large marble, in children's games.
- (climbing) A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.
- A town in Western Australia, merged with Kalgoorlie in 1989 as the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
- A home rule municipality, the county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Illinois, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Jefferson County, Montana, United States.
- A small town in Garfield County, Utah, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
- A census-designated place in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.
verb
- (climbing, transitive, intransitive) To engage in bouldering.
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Examples of "boulder" in Sentences
- The train had crashed into the boulders.
- I added the Boulder Blaster to the list.
- The summit is owned by the City of Boulder.
- The lake lies at the base of Boulder Mountain.
- A boulder is situated in the middle of the circle.
- He returned to the boulder and left the ashes there.
- The town was annexed to the City of Boulder in 1891.
- There is a huge metal ring at the top of the boulder.
- It is not prudent to take a motorboat west of the boulder.
- Colorado's Boulder and Vail models of psych are unheralded.
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