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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Five guys with some trucks and small bulldozers will probably flatten the hall by late Tuesday afternoon, said Dave Kanzler of Omega Contracting, which is doing the job.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
More than a dozen yellow Caterpillar bulldozers were flattening land and moving dirt to prepare for an additional 3,000 homes.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The site is surrounded by bulldozers, excavators and other heavy machinery paving the way for the building of the $150 million-plus Novant Health Performance Center, which will serve as the Charlotte Hornets’ new training facility.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
Footage broadcast on Yemeni TV and published by The Associated Press showed vast destruction, with people searching for survivors as a bulldozer shifted rubble and ambulances arrived at the scene of the wreckage.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
More than a dozen yellow Caterpillar bulldozers were flattening land and moving dirt to prepare for an additional 3,000 homes.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The site is surrounded by bulldozers, excavators and other heavy machinery paving the way for the building of the $150 million-plus Novant Health Performance Center, which will serve as the Charlotte Hornets’ new training facility.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
Footage broadcast on Yemeni TV and published by The Associated Press showed vast destruction, with people searching for survivors as a bulldozer shifted rubble and ambulances arrived at the scene of the wreckage.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bulldozer
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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