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noun

bulldozer

large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground

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Six example sentences with bulldozer, each labelled with its topic.

  • A bulldozer cleared the sloping site in two days, leaving a level rectangle where the old orchard had stood.

    Architecture

  • The county sent a bulldozer to push the storm debris off the coast road before the tide came back in.

    Environment

  • In the demolition level you drive a bulldozer straight through a brick wall and the rubble physics does the rest.

    Gaming

  • Navy construction battalions in 1943 used the bulldozer to carve airstrips out of jungle in a matter of days.

    History

  • A modern bulldozer reads its blade height from satellite signals and grades the ground to within a couple of centimeters.

    Technology

  • The rental yard charges by the day for a bulldozer, and the operator's wages come on top of that.

    Business

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