Recent Examples on the WebThe background of the pristine shoreline and azure sea are lush tropical greenery and large boulders.—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 The walk-in shower has a sliding glass door that leads outside and around a corner to an elegant hot tub surrounded by boulders and plants.—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024 Nearby a flat boulder cloaked in the shade of the yawning oak trees was dimpled with grinding holes created by nameless Native Americans, decades, or even centuries, ago.—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024 Large boulders landed within a few feet of several vehicles parked near the slide, according to video from OnSceneTV.—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 In Orange County, for example, big boulders have been used at areas such as San Onofre State Beach, along much of San Clemente’s coast and Capistrano Beach to try and keep the water at bay.—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 At one turn, his path was blocked by a large boulder, a hunk of sedimentary rock.—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 And Ben, Reed’s best friend, is totally transformed into, well, a Thing, with giant, orange boulders for a body, giving him super strength — and a perpetual heavy heart about his seemingly monstrous appearance.—Variety, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024 Cahill shrugged and repositioned the boulder with a percussive thunk.—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
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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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