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 California Fire Department is reportedly working with L.A. county to use bulldozers to clear the roads for emergency vehicles, according to climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Another shows two rows of covered bodies lying on the ground and a bulldozer gently trying to dig the top layer of the soil.
—Irene Nasser, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
At one point a bulldozer showed up, all to hack away at the jail’s edifice in the hope of revealing a hidden cache of abductees.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
In the song’s video, crashes a bulldozer loaded with hundreds of pairs of underwear through a wall.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Another shows two rows of covered bodies lying on the ground and a bulldozer gently trying to dig the top layer of the soil.
—Irene Nasser, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
At one point a bulldozer showed up, all to hack away at the jail’s edifice in the hope of revealing a hidden cache of abductees.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
In the song’s video, crashes a bulldozer loaded with hundreds of pairs of underwear through a wall.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 21 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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