Shore Boulder (Noun)
Meaning
A boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The massive granite shore boulder on the beach was a striking sight, its origin a mystery to the tourists who gathered around it.
- Scientists studied the shore boulder, trying to determine how it had traveled so far from its original location in the mountains.
- The shore boulder, worn smooth by the constant pounding of the waves, was a testament to the power of erosion.
- As the tide went out, a large shore boulder was exposed, its surface covered in seaweed and anemones.
- The park ranger explained to the group that the shore boulder they were standing on had been carried to the coast by a glacier thousands of years ago.