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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Two hundred personnel are fighting the fire, Cal Fire said, adding that the response includes nine engines, one helicopter and two bulldozers.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
At first glance, a landslide, an avalanche, or even a heap of sand pushed by a bulldozer looks like a simple stream of grains moving downhill.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
Cal Fire said five night-flying helicopters assisted engines, bulldozers and hand crews on the ground.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
As Jenkins spoke, bulldozers were already working on the $400 million renovation to Notre Dame Stadium, dubbed the Campus Crossroads Project.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
At first glance, a landslide, an avalanche, or even a heap of sand pushed by a bulldozer looks like a simple stream of grains moving downhill.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
Cal Fire said five night-flying helicopters assisted engines, bulldozers and hand crews on the ground.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
As Jenkins spoke, bulldozers were already working on the $400 million renovation to Notre Dame Stadium, dubbed the Campus Crossroads Project.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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