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bull·doz·er

(bo͝ol′dō′zər)

1. A heavy, driver-operated machine for clearing and grading land, usually having continuous treads and a broad hydraulic blade in front.

2. An overbearing person; a bully.

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bulldozer

(ˈbʊlˌdəʊzə)

1. (Automotive Engineering) a powerful tractor fitted with caterpillar tracks and a blade at the front, used for moving earth, rocks, etc

2. informal a person who bulldozes

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bull•doz•er

art at Bull Run

(ˈbʊlˌdoʊ zər)

n.

1. a large, powerful tractor having a vertical blade at the front end for moving earth, rocks, tree stumps, etc.

2. a person who intimidates or coerces.

[1875–80, Amer.]

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Noun

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

dozer

angledozer - a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side

tractor - a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications

bulldozer

noun

One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people:

browbeater, bully, hector, intimidator.

Archaic: brave.

Translations

جَرّافَةَجرّافة لِشَقِّ الطريق

buldozer

bulldozer

Bulldozer Planierraupe

μπουλντόζα

aplanadora buldozer bulldozer

buldooser

puskutraktoriraivaustraktori

bouteur bulldozer

buldožer

bulldózer

jarîÿta

bulldozer

ブルドーザー

불도저

buldozerislyginti buldozeriu

buldozers

buldozér

buldožer

bulldozer

รถแทรกเตอร์เกลี่ยดิน

buldozer

xe ủi

推土机

bulldozer

[ˈbʊldəʊzəʳ] N → motoniveladora f, bulldozer m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bulldozer

[ˈbʊldəʊzə^r] n → bulldozer mbull elephant n → mâle m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bulldozer

n → Planierraupe f, → Bulldozer m

adj attr (fig) tactics etc → Holzhammer- (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bulldozer

[ˈbʊldəʊzəʳ] n → bulldozer m inv, apripista m inv

bulldozer

(ˈbuldəuzə) noun

a (usually large) tractor for clearing obstacles and levelling ground.

ˈbulldoze verb

to use a bulldozer on. They bulldozed the building site.

bulldozer

→ جَرّافَةَ buldozer bulldozer Bulldozer μπουλντόζα buldozer, bulldozer puskutraktori bulldozer buldožer bulldozer ブルドーザー 불도저 bulldozer bulldoser buldożer escavadeira бульдозер bulldozer รถแทรกเตอร์เกลี่ยดิน buldozer xe ủi 推土机

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