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Definition of Bowlder
1. Noun. A large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin.
Specialized synonyms: Plymouth Rock
Specialized synonyms: Glacial Boulder, River Boulder, Shore Boulder
Generic synonyms: Rock, Stone
Derivative terms: Bouldery
Definition of Bowlder
1. n. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble.
Definition of Bowlder
1. Noun. (dated form of boulder) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bowlder
1. boulder [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowlder
Literary usage of Bowlder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1897)
"1 The observations made are in effect such as to lead the writer to believe that
the bowlder clays and other deposits of the glacial period covering a large ..."
2. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1903)
"Two years ago last summer while on a visit to the Etna coal mines located near
Chattanooga, Tenn., my attention was called to a bowlder which a short time ..."
3. Clays: Their Occurrence, Properties, and Uses, with Especial Reference to by Heinrich Ries (1908)
"The material deposited by the ice (till) was usually too stony and sandy to serve
as clay, although often known as bowlder clay. ..."
4. Life History of Our Planet by William Dickey Gunning (1876)
"A glacier had pushed out to sea and shed an iceberg, which floated down on the
current and dropped from its freight this bowlder. ..."
5. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1904)
"Drift or bowlder clays.—In that portion of the State formerly covered by the
continental ice sheet (PI. X), there are occasional deposits of clay formed ..."
6. Some Geological Rambles Near Vassar College by George Burbank Shattuck (1907)
"The bowlder is situated on the farm of Mr. GH Bahret, about a quarter of a mile
... The bowlder is about eight feet high, twelve feet long, five feet thick, ..."
7. Historic Houses and Spots in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Near-by Towns by John Wesley Freese (1897)
"This bowlder, it is estimated, weighs from twelve to fifteen tons, and was drawn
to the spot from a distance of two miles by a team of ..."
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