- A large piece of stone that can theoretically be moved if enough force is applied.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Boul"der (bōl"d&etilde;r), n. Same
as Bowlder.
{ Bowl"der, Boul"der (&?;), } n.
[Cf. Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw.
bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E.
bellow.]
1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the
action of water; a large pebble.
2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether
rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its
native bed. See Drift.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Boulder, a large mass or block of rock found in localities often far
removed from the place of its formation, and transported thither on the
ice of the Glacial Age.
- Wikipedia
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