1.
[syn: boulder, bowlder]
2. a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
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1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of
water; a large pebble.
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2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that
has been transported by natural agencies from its native
bed. See Drift.
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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Boulder \Boul"der\ (b[=o]l"d[~e]r), n.
Same as Bowlder.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
boulder
n 1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of
origin [syn: boulder, bowlder]
2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort
center and university town
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Boulder -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000): 291288
Housing Units (2000): 119900
Land area (2000): 742.460123 sq. miles (1922.962810 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 8.911620 sq. miles (23.080988 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 751.371743 sq. miles (1946.043798 sq. km)
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 40.058094 N, 105.195154 W
Headwords:
Boulder
Boulder, CO
Boulder County
Boulder County, CO
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Boulder, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
Population (2000): 30
Housing Units (2000): 28
Land area (2000): 1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09235
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 42.748164 N, 109.712828 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 82923
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Boulder, WY
Boulder
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Boulder, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
Population (2000): 1300
Housing Units (2000): 568
Land area (2000): 1.137662 sq. miles (2.946530 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.137662 sq. miles (2.946530 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08575
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 46.236300 N, 112.121823 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 59632
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Boulder, MT
Boulder
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Boulder, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
Population (2000): 94673
Housing Units (2000): 40726
Land area (2000): 24.374601 sq. miles (63.129925 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.996658 sq. miles (2.581332 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 25.371259 sq. miles (65.711257 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07850
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 40.019425 N, 105.259502 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80301 80302 80303 80304
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Boulder, CO
Boulder
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Boulder, UT -- U.S. town in Utah
Population (2000): 180
Housing Units (2000): 102
Land area (2000): 20.918639 sq. miles (54.179024 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 20.918639 sq. miles (54.179024 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07470
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 37.924329 N, 111.426240 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 84716
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Boulder, UT
Boulder