Definition of Boulder

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Boulder

Same as Bowlder.

A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble.

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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Boulder Quotations

When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream, and you need not be surprised if the scream is sometimes a theory.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.
Carl Sandburg

At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help.
Vinton Cerf

Boulder Translations

boulder in Danish is klippe
boulder in Dutch is kei, rotsblok
boulder in French is roche
boulder in German is Brocken, Felsblock
boulder in Norwegian is kampestein
boulder in Portuguese is pedregulho
boulder in Spanish is canto rodado

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