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 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 The update said 1,974 firefighters were working to put out the fire—with 223 fire engines, 12 water tenders, 12 dozers and 37 hand crews involved in fighting the flames. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 The contract with Fortescue—XCMG’s largest order outside of China for mining equipment—covers battery electric wheel loaders, wheel dozers, water carts, float prime movers and graders. Ian Sayson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Crews have constructed indirect containment lines using dozers and hand crews, according to a Saturday update from Cal Fire, including in Decker Canyon, where already existing lines were reinforced by this work. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024 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 26 Mar. 2025.

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