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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The report also noted that having a bulldozer on site, to remove brush, could have helped contain the fire.
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Workers dredged the Great Brook afterward, using bulldozers to clear unsightly logjams (which can act as natural flood barriers), and rechannelled the stream.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Cats often hide among the rubble, and run the risk of being hurt or killed when the bulldozers come in to clear it.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
What was once the grass center square of the Rose Garden is completely gone, as gravel now sits on top of the area, with bulldozers and other construction equipment nearby.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Workers dredged the Great Brook afterward, using bulldozers to clear unsightly logjams (which can act as natural flood barriers), and rechannelled the stream.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Cats often hide among the rubble, and run the risk of being hurt or killed when the bulldozers come in to clear it.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
What was once the grass center square of the Rose Garden is completely gone, as gravel now sits on top of the area, with bulldozers and other construction equipment nearby.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 June 2025
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 7 Aug. 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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