bulldozer
pronunciation
How to pronounce bulldozer in British English:
UK [ˈbʊldəʊzə(r)]
How to pronounce bulldozer in American English:
US [ˈbʊldoʊzə(r)]
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- Noun:
- large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
Word Origin
- bulldozer (n.)
- "person who intimidates by violence," 1876, agent noun from bulldoze (q.v.). Meaning extended to ground-clearing caterpillar tractor in 1930.
Example
- 1. There is that bull / bulldozer idea that might have had an influence .
- 2. And if a serb is killed by a kfor bulldozer , all bets will be off .
- 3. The only noise comes from a bulldozer smoothing the coal-mound and the cawing of rooks .
- 4. The rancher tidies it up with the help of a bulldozer , burns what is left , sows grass and raises cattle .
- 5. Squaring up to north korea ensured his reputationas a bulldozer travelled beyond the demilitarised zone .