boulder
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Larger incoming objects, such as boulder sized rocks that create especially bright flashes, are known as bolides or fireballs.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The Zunis rained stones down on the invaders; one well-aimed boulder struck Coronado’s helmet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"It's not a piece of dust, but it's not a meter-size boulder, either."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
He's perched on a boulder under a warm spring sun.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
There, below a big red boulder shaped like a sleeping auroch, lay two drowned wolves like sodden fur cloaks.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing boulder
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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