as in sleeper
one who sleeps the driver had to make an abrupt stop that wakened the dozers on the bus

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Recent Examples of dozer Cal Fire also held firefighters’ time-off requests during the weather event, and all equipment, dozers and aircraft will be fully staffed around the county. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Komatsu has been building such underwater dozers for riverbed dredging since the 1970s, but the latest developments incorporate significantly higher levels of autonomy and electrification for safety and environmental reasons (Figure 4). Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 The firefighters are working with 600 California National Guard members; 991 fire engines, dozers and water tenders; and 40 helicopters. Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 About 30 vehicles that had to be abandoned had to cleared by dozers to improve access for firefighters, according to the fire department. Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dozer

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“Dozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozer. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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