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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His bulldozer dribbling style was too much for the Olympiacos centre-halves — but on this occasion, the finish was missing.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
About 80 workers with bulldozers, ground sensors, drones, explosives and other tools have had to carefully move away tons of rock and dirt, pushing it down the side of the cliffs onto the beach below.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
And along with every soldier in a modern army goes some six tons of equipment, ranging from bulldozers to bazookas.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
An image taken on August 19 shows Israeli excavators and bulldozers demolishing buildings in Zeitoun.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
About 80 workers with bulldozers, ground sensors, drones, explosives and other tools have had to carefully move away tons of rock and dirt, pushing it down the side of the cliffs onto the beach below.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
And along with every soldier in a modern army goes some six tons of equipment, ranging from bulldozers to bazookas.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
An image taken on August 19 shows Israeli excavators and bulldozers demolishing buildings in Zeitoun.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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