boulder

boulder
also bowlder noun Etymology: short for boulder stone, from Middle English bulder ston, part translation of a word of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect bullersten large stone in a stream, from buller noise + sten stone Date: 1617 a detached and rounded or much-worn mass of rock • bouldered adjective • bouldery adjective

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  • Boulder — Boulder, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 30 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.301509 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • boulder — [ buldɶr ] n. m. • 1925; mot angl. ♦ Géol. Bloc de pierre arrondi par l érosion, roulé par les eaux, les glaces. « J ai fait l ascension de l énorme boulder qui domine le campement » (A. Gide). boulder [buldœʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1925; mot angl., proprt …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Boulder, CO — U.S. city in Colorado Population (2000): 94673 Housing Units (2000): 40726 Land area (2000): 24.374601 sq. miles (63.129925 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.996658 sq. miles (2.581332 sq. km) Total area (2000): 25.371259 sq. miles (65.711257 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder, MT — U.S. town in Montana Population (2000): 1300 Housing Units (2000): 568 Land area (2000): 1.137662 sq. miles (2.946530 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.137662 sq. miles (2.946530 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder, UT — U.S. town in Utah Population (2000): 180 Housing Units (2000): 102 Land area (2000): 20.918639 sq. miles (54.179024 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.918639 sq. miles (54.179024 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder, WY — U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 30 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder — Boul der (b[=o]l d[ e]r), n. Same as {Bowlder}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boulder — (spr. bōlder), Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Grafschaft im nordamerikan. Staat Colorado, am Ostfuß der Rocky Mountains und an der Union Pacificbahn, mit Staatsuniversität und (1900) 6150 Einw. Dabei die Caribou Silbergruben und Gold Hill… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • boulder — 1670s, variant of M.E. bulder (c.1300), from a Scandinavian source akin to Swed. dial. bullersten noisy stone (large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it), from bullra to roar + sten stone. Or the first element may be from *buller… …   Etymology dictionary

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