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
Examples of bulldozer in a Sentence
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The assault on Al-Shifa, one of Israel’s longest hospital raids of the war in Gaza, began last Monday with tanks, bulldozers and airstrikes.
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Ameera Harouda, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
In fact, listening at 100 decibels for just 15 minutes (about the sound level of a bulldozer) delivers the same hit to your hearing as seven or eight hours at 85 decibels.
—Amy Paturel, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
Dozens of bulldozers have dug out fire lines, while aircrafts dumped thousands of gallons of water and flame retardant on the active blazes.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
One of the many devastating moments in No Other Land, a jolting documentary created by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, is a scene of bulldozers demolishing the only school in Masafer Yatta, a rural village in the occupied West Bank.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Dozens of bulldozers and earth movers can be seen clearing the land in the Sinai Desert, and construction equipment is also visible.
—NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
The militants used drones to drop explosives onto the observation towers, blew holes in the border fence with explosives and bulldozers to smash open gaps large enough to allow vehicles to roll through.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
While the bulldozer isn’t clearly identifiable as being part of the Israeli military, neither Palestinian fighters nor hospital workers are known to have used bulldozers in or around Nasser Hospital.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Soldiers in those jobs typically operate bulldozers, backhoes and other heavy equipment.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Ameera Harouda, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
In fact, listening at 100 decibels for just 15 minutes (about the sound level of a bulldozer) delivers the same hit to your hearing as seven or eight hours at 85 decibels.
—Amy Paturel, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
Dozens of bulldozers have dug out fire lines, while aircrafts dumped thousands of gallons of water and flame retardant on the active blazes.
—USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
One of the many devastating moments in No Other Land, a jolting documentary created by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, is a scene of bulldozers demolishing the only school in Masafer Yatta, a rural village in the occupied West Bank.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Dozens of bulldozers and earth movers can be seen clearing the land in the Sinai Desert, and construction equipment is also visible.
—NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
The militants used drones to drop explosives onto the observation towers, blew holes in the border fence with explosives and bulldozers to smash open gaps large enough to allow vehicles to roll through.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
While the bulldozer isn’t clearly identifiable as being part of the Israeli military, neither Palestinian fighters nor hospital workers are known to have used bulldozers in or around Nasser Hospital.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Soldiers in those jobs typically operate bulldozers, backhoes and other heavy equipment.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 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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