bulldozer
noun
bull·doz·er
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Definition of bulldozer
1
: one that bulldozes
2
: a tractor-driven machine usually having a broad horizontal blade for moving earth
Examples of bulldozer in a Sentence
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There were still 25 fire trucks, 13 fire crews, eight bulldozers, five volunteer companies, 12 water trucks and 65 supervisors working the fire at a total of 375 personnel fighting the blaze Monday. — Jake Hutchison, The Mercury News, "Evacuation warnings for NorCal Swedes Fire lifted; containment up to 40 percent," 10 Sep. 2019 And why exactly is that bulldozer – at the 2:14 mark -- named Theophilus? — John Archibald | [email protected], al, "Alabama history like you’ve never seen," 27 Aug. 2019 This July, a massive team of 800 firefighters, 245 vehicles including bulldozers, and 13 planes and helicopters fought a blaze in the country’s heavily forested and mountainous Castelo Branco region. — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, "Could Goats Help Solve Portugal’s Wildfire Crisis?," 19 Aug. 2019 Every year, individuals use chainsaws, weed eaters, lawn mowers, welders, grinders, bulldozers, farm harvesting equipment, off-road vehicles and other equipment around their property. — Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, "Several Texas wildfires sparked by misused equipment, according to Texas A&M Forest Service," 13 Aug. 2019 The effects of gentrification on travelers — my favorite dim sum cart is GONE! — pale in comparison to the challenge faced by residents pushed out by unaffordable rents or, in extreme cases, bulldozers. — John Briley, Washington Post, "Endangered destinations," 18 July 2019 From the rim of the open-pit mine, bulldozers, excavators and 70-ton trucks can be seen chewing through layers of ebony and chocolate earth more than 500 feet below. — David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News, "China hints it will choke off U.S. ‘rare earths’ access. But it’s not that easy.," 11 June 2019 One day late last week, 19 bulldozers, four road graders, six excavators and about a dozen water tenders were assigned to make repairs at the Mendocino Complex Fire, Meyers said. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fox News, "Firefighting mars the earth. California crews are fixing it," 15 Aug. 2018 Now the chainsaws and bulldozers have revved up again since Bolsanaro took office in January 2018. — Eric Niiler, WIRED, "Humans, More Than Drought, Are Fueling the Amazon's Flames," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bulldozer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for bulldozer
bulldozer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of bulldozer
: a powerful and heavy vehicle that has a large curved piece of metal at its front and that is used for moving dirt and rocks and pushing over trees and other structures
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bulldozer
noun
bull·doz·er
| \ ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər
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Kids Definition of bulldozer
: a motor vehicle with tracks instead of tires and a large wide blade for pushing (as in clearing land of trees)
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