definitions

bouldering

or bowl·der·ing

[ bohl-der-ing ]
/ ˈboʊl dər ɪŋ /
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noun

pavement made with small boulders.

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RELATED WORDS

mountaineering, alpinism, scaling

Nearby words

boulangism, boulder, boulder canyon, boulder clay, boulder dam, bouldering, boule, boules, bouleuterion, boulevard, boulevardier

Origin of bouldering

1875–80; boulder to pave with boulder(s) + -ing1
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British Dictionary definitions for bouldering

bouldering

/ (ˈbəʊldərɪŋ) /

noun

rock climbing on large boulders or small outcrops either as practice or as a sport in its own right
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