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bowlder

DEFINITIONS OF: bowlder

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

Synonyms:
boulder
Examples:
Plymouth Rock
a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
Types:
glacial boulder
a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin
river boulder
a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin
shore boulder
a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin
Type of:
rock, stone
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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