bult

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noun

A ridge or small hill.

OriginAfrikaans bult ← Dutch bult →
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Meanings

bult1

nounbult (plural bults)

plural bults

  1. South AfricaA ridge or small hill.

Bult2

proper nounBult (plural Bults)

plural Bults

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Origin

bult · noun

  1. Dutchbult
  2. Afrikaansbult
  3. Englishbult

From Afrikaans bult, that from Dutch bult.

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Bult · proper noun

* As a Dutch surname, from several placenames derived from bult (“bump, hump”). * As an English and Dutch surname, variant of Bolt.

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APA

bult. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bult

MLA

“bult.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bult. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bult,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bult.

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