bulldozer

noun

bull·​doz·​er ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər How to pronounce bulldozer (audio)
 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 trailer shows the pair’s various attempts to revamp Brando's island home, including showing Zane using a bulldozer as workers dig up areas around the island. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 The mental health toll Mizrahi deployed to Gaza on October 8 last year and was tasked with driving a D-9 bulldozer, a 62-ton armored vehicle that can withstand bullets and explosives. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 Elsewhere, an elderly couple were rescued from the upper story of their house by a military unit using a bulldozer, with three soldiers accompanying them in the huge shovel. Joseph Wilson and Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 Most was removed back in 1953, when the Army leveled the site with bulldozers, but tunnel-digging ants occasionally push pieces of it up to the surface. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bulldozer 

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bulldozer was in 1876

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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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bulldozer

noun
bull·​doz·​er ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər How to pronounce bulldozer (audio)
: 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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