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Without being able to seep into the ground, that water flows downhill, pushing mud and possibly rocks, branches, massive boulders and other debris toward foothill communities.—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025 The house blends into its surroundings by using materials like river rocks and giant boulders that double as walls, barriers and volumes.—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 Common wisdom says that scrambling up a simple 60-foot boulder in New York's Central Park is less risky than climbing a steep pitch 13,000 feet above the ground on Wyoming's Grand Teton.—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 Maria Review: Angelina Jolie Is Terrific (If Less Than Note-Perfect) as Tragic Diva Maria Callas
Romy, of course, is risking a hailstorm — think really large stones, or smallish boulders — that could destroy her career and alienate her colleagues and her husband (Antonio Banderas).—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boulder
Word History
Etymology
short for boulder stone, from Middle English bulder ston, partial translation of a word of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect bullersten large stone in a stream, from buller noise + sten stone
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