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 ancient tools were inadvertently unearthed in 2021 by a bulldozer fighting a wildfire along a steep slope in western North Carolina.
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Susan Montoya Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
At least 16 cemeteries have been damaged by the Israeli bulldozers and tanks.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Running back Kaden Feagin is a 250-pound bulldozer with speed, capable of becoming a 1,000-yard rusher.
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The trailer shows the pair’s various attempts to revamp Brando's island home, including showing Zane using a bulldozer as workers dig up areas around the island.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Susan Montoya Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
At least 16 cemeteries have been damaged by the Israeli bulldozers and tanks.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Running back Kaden Feagin is a 250-pound bulldozer with speed, capable of becoming a 1,000-yard rusher.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
The trailer shows the pair’s various attempts to revamp Brando's island home, including showing Zane using a bulldozer as workers dig up areas around the island.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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