boulder

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see also: Boulder

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈboʊldəɹ/

Noun

boulder (plural boulders)

1. A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
2. (geology) A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
3. A large marble, in children's games.
4. (climbing) A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering

Translations

• French: rocher
• German: Felsbrocken, Felsblock, Fels
• Italian: macigno
• Portuguese: pedregulho, rocha
• Russian: валу́н
• Spanish: peñasco, peña, roca, pedrusco

Verb

boulder (boulders, present participle bouldering; past and past participle bouldered)

1. (climbing) To engage in bouldering

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Boulder

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Proper noun

1. A town in Western Australia, merged with Kalgoorlie in 1989.
2. A home rule municipality/county seat in Boulder County, Colorado.
3. An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Illinois.
4. A town/county seat in Jefferson County, Montana.
5. A small town in Garfield County, Utah.
6. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
7. A census-designated place in Sublette County, Wyoming.

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