bolson

American  

[bohl-sohn] / boʊlˈsoʊn /

noun

1. a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.

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bolson British  

/ bəʊlˈsəʊn /

noun

1. a desert valley surrounded by mountains, with a shallow lake at the centre

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Etymology

Origin of bolson

1830–40, < Spanish: big purse, equivalent to bols ( a ) purse (< Late Latin bursa; bursa ) + -ón augmentative suffix

Example Sentences

Absent a willingness by wildlife managers to think more broadly, he said, species like the Bolson tortoise could have a bleak future.

From Seattle Times

“Each and every day we’re learning more and more about the Bolson tortoise’s natural history,” Phillips said.

From Seattle Times

So saving the endangered species is a long game — one that just got another nudge forward Friday as U.S. wildlife officials finalized an agreement with Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund that clears the way for the release of more Bolson tortoises on the media mogul’s ranch in central New Mexico.

From Seattle Times

Across Turner’s vast land holdings, that work has ranged from breeding endangered Bolson tortoises to providing habitat for endangered black-footed ferrets and gray wolves in the northern Rockies.

From Seattle Times

Cheryl Bolson, 53, from Southampton, said she accepted the christening was a private, family event but added: “It would be nice if they were to come out afterwards and just maybe show the public that the baby’s been christened.”

From Reuters