BOULDER


Meaning of BOULDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also bowl·der ˈbōl-dər

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

• boul·dered -dərd adjective

• boul·dery -d(ə-)rē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.