bowlder
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bowl·der
(bōl′dər)n.
Variant of boulder.
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boul•der
(ˈboʊl dər)n.
a detached and rounded or worn rock, esp. a large one.
[1610–20; Middle English bulderston < Scandinavian]
Boul•der
(ˈboʊl dər)n.
a city in N Colorado. 75,990.
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Noun | 1. | bowlder - a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin glacial boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin river boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin shore boulder - a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin |
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