BOULDERING

Noun

bouldering (uncountable)

(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.

Verb

bouldering

present participle of boulder

Anagrams

• redoubling

Source: Wiktionary


BOULDER

Boul"der, n.

Definition: Same as Bowlder.

Bowl"der, Boul"der, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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