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glacial boulder vs boulder

boulder vs glacial boulder

glacial boulder and boulder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glacial boulder Yes No No No
boulder Yes No No No
As nouns, boulder is a hypernym of glacial boulder; that is, boulder is a word with a broader meaning than glacial boulder:
  • glacial boulder: a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin
  • boulder: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
Other hypernyms of glacial boulder include bowlder.
glacial boulder (noun) boulder (noun)
a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
Difference between glacial boulder and boulder

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