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Boulder : (noun)
1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of
origin [syn: bowlder]
2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort
center and university town [syn: Boulder]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bowlder \Bowl"der\,Boulder : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Boulder : \Boul"der\ (b[=o]l"d[~e]r), n.
Same as Bowlder.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Boulder, CO (city, FIPS 7850)
Location: 40.02688 N, 105.25102 W
Population (1990): 83312 (36270 housing units)
Area: 58.4 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304
Boulder, MT (town, FIPS 8575)
Location: 46.23605 N, 112.11946 W
Population (1990): 1316 (521 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59632
Boulder, UT (town, FIPS 7470)
Location: 37.92904 N, 111.42778 W
Population (1990): 126 (89 housing units)
Area: 54.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84716
Boulder, WY
Zip code(s): 82923
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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