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Bowlder

Bowlder Meaning & Definition
Bowlder Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bowlder?

[n] a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bowlder: boulder

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See Also | glacial boulder | Plymouth Rock | river boulder | rock | shore boulder | stone

Bowlder In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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