bulldozer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbʊlˌdəʊzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Originally bull-dozer (1875, Louisiana, US), in the bullier and terrorizer sense; bulldoze + -er. The name for the earthmoving machine came later, figuratively, from that sense.
Meanings
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A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
Typically for the 'get-on-with-it' era, the railway and military worked like demons to restore the vital rail link. The crater was rapidly filled in and the earth tamped solid, the wreckage was removed by breakdown trains, new rails and sleepers were rushed forward by willing hands, and US Army bulldozers piled in. By 2020 on the same day, both tracks were open for traffic again where there had been a gaping pit just hours before.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:The bulldozer is a caterpillar tractor on the front of which is mounted a heavy steel blade which can be moved up and down by hydraulic gear. By sheer brute force it can push down trees and hedges, remove obstructions (including light brickwork) and level and consolidate newly-tipped banks.
1943 September and October, “Railway Construction and Operation at War Department Depots”, in Railway Magazine, page 262:More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.
2016 May 4, Nicky Woolf, “Fort McMurray: Canada wildfires force evacuation of oil sands city”, in The Guardian:
- One who bulldozes.
- (historical, in-plural) A member of a self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches, flogging and murdering opponents.
- (broadly) A bully; an overbearing individual.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bulldozers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
backhoe · grader · front-end loader
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Synonyms
regulator (member of intimidating white US Southerners) · blade · dozer
Translations (81)
sh buldožer (tractor) · az buldozer (tractor) · be бульдо́зер (tractor) · fi raivaustraktori (tractor) · mi wakapana (tractor) · id buldoser (tractor) · it ruspa (tractor) · mn шороо түлхэх машин (tractor) · el μπουλντόζα (tractor) · uk бульдо́зер (tractor) · cy tarw dur (tractor) · hy բուլդոզեր (tractor) · ro buldozer (tractor) · sq buldozer (tractor) · bg булдозер (tractor) · sl buldožer (tractor) · ar جَرَّافَة (tractor) · fr bulldozer (tractor) · it escavatrice (tractor) · pl spycharka (tractor) · pl spychacz (tractor) · nn bulldosar (tractor) · af stootskraper (tractor) · is jarðýta (tractor) · vi xe ủi (tractor) · pau oltengkou (tractor) · ms buldozer (tractor) · nl laadschop (tractor) · ru бульдо́зер (tractor) · fi puskutraktori (tractor) · ky бульдозер (tractor) · ca esplanadora (tractor) · cmn 推土機 /推土机 (tractor) · sw buldoza (tractor) · it bulldozer (tractor) · sw tingatinga (tractor) · de Planierraupe (tractor) · tr buldozer (tractor) · eo skrapmaŝino (tractor) · it escavatore (tractor) · es topadora (tractor) · es niveladora (tractor) · ja ブルドーザー (tractor) · nb bulldoser (tractor) · it apripista (tractor) · da bulldozer (tractor) · cs buldozer (tractor) · vi xe ủi đất (tractor) · ar بُولْدُوزَر (tractor) · fa بولدوزر (tractor) · rsk булдожер (tractor) · pt trator (de terraplanagem/terraplenagem) (tractor) · lv buldozers (tractor) · ms jentolak (tractor) · es aplanadora (tractor) · eo buldozo (tractor) · kk бульдозер (tractor) · de Bulldozer (tractor) · es bulldozer (tractor) · tl pamungkal-sudsod (tractor) · ia bulldozer (tractor) · lt buldozeris (tractor) · ca buldòzer (tractor) · es buldócer (tractor) · sk buldozér (tractor) · sh булдожер (tractor) · mn бульдозер (tractor) · et buldooser (tractor) · mk булдо́жер (tractor) · ko 불도저 (tractor) · nv chidí naaʼnaʼí bidááhdę́ę́ʼ yee nahazidí (tractor) · he דַּחְפּוֹר (tractor) · ar جَرَّارَة (tractor) · ka ბულდოზერი (tractor) · pl buldożer (tractor) · nl bulldozer (tractor) · hu buldózer (tractor) · tl buldoser (tractor) · vi máy ủi (tractor) · kl bulldozeri (tractor) · pt buldózer (tractor)