bulldozer
noun
bull·doz·er
ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər 
also ˈbəl-
1
: one that bulldozes
2
: a tractor-driven machine usually having a broad horizontal blade for moving earth
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The diminutive forward had the strength of a bulldozer, but could glide around a pitch, beating opponents for fun before finishing from any range.
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Today, state, federal and private firefighters deploy across the country when fires break out, along with tankers, bulldozers, helicopters and planes.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
But amid the chaparral, grasses, and trees, the preferred tools are shovels, axes, drip torches, and bulldozers.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
Whenever any wild land-specific firefighting resources — aircrafts, bulldozers, land crews — are dispatched, the devices automatically capture and transcribe the audio snippets from the radio channels, then send them via Slack to the team responsible for the area where the call originated.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Today, state, federal and private firefighters deploy across the country when fires break out, along with tankers, bulldozers, helicopters and planes.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
But amid the chaparral, grasses, and trees, the preferred tools are shovels, axes, drip torches, and bulldozers.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
Whenever any wild land-specific firefighting resources — aircrafts, bulldozers, land crews — are dispatched, the devices automatically capture and transcribe the audio snippets from the radio channels, then send them via Slack to the team responsible for the area where the call originated.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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bulldozer
noun
bull·doz·er
ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər
: a piece of earth-moving equipment that rides on tracks and has a broad blade for pushing (as in clearing land of trees)
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