bolson

[ bohl-sohn ]

/ boʊlˈsoʊn /

noun

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

Origin of bolson

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

Words nearby bolson

Bolshevize, Bolshie, Bolshoi Ballet, Bolshoi Theater, Bolshy, bolson, bolster, bolt, bolt-action, bolt boat, boltel

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Example sentences from the Web for bolson

The vallon was therefore a cul-de-sac; or, as the trapper in his native synonyme called it, a bolson.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid
Such lovely landscape was presented to our eyes in the “bolson” into which our trapper-guide had conducted us.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid
With a band of deserters, who chose him for their chief, he had taken refuge beyond the wild and waterless Bolson de Tonoro.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard|Joseph Conrad
The collector stated that the large tortoises had been found in only one bolson in Coahuila.
A New Tortoise, Genus Gopherus, From North-central Mexico|John M. Legler

All accounts agree in speaking of the bolson of Cuzco as well provided by nature in this respect.
The Prehistoric World|E. A. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for bolson

bolson

/ (bəʊlˈsəʊn) /

noun

Southwestern US a desert valley surrounded by mountains, with a shallow lake at the centre

Word Origin for bolson

C19: from American Spanish bolsón, from Spanish bolsa purse, from Late Latin bursa bag; see purse

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单词	bolson
释义	bolson [ bohl-sohn ] / boʊlˈsoʊn / noun a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa. Origin of bolson 1830–40, Americanism;<Spanish: big purse, equivalent to bols(a) purse (<Late Latin bursa;see bursa) + -ón augmentative suffix Words nearby bolson Bolshevize, Bolshie, Bolshoi Ballet, Bolshoi Theater, Bolshy, bolson, bolster, bolt, bolt-action, bolt boat, boltel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bolson The vallon was therefore a cul-de-sac; or, as the trapper in his native synonyme called it, a bolson. The Wild Huntress\|Mayne Reid Such lovely landscape was presented to our eyes in the “bolson” into which our trapper-guide had conducted us. The Wild Huntress\|Mayne Reid With a band of deserters, who chose him for their chief, he had taken refuge beyond the wild and waterless Bolson de Tonoro. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard\|Joseph Conrad The collector stated that the large tortoises had been found in only one bolson in Coahuila. A New Tortoise, Genus Gopherus, From North-central Mexico\|John M. Legler All accounts agree in speaking of the bolson of Cuzco as well provided by nature in this respect. The Prehistoric World\|E. A. Allen British Dictionary definitions for bolson bolson / (bəʊlˈsəʊn) / noun Southwestern US a desert valley surrounded by mountains, with a shallow lake at the centre Word Origin for bolson C19: from American Spanish bolsón, from Spanish bolsa purse, from Late Latin bursa bag; see purse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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