A powerful heavy machine with a wide metal blade on the front, used to push dirt, rocks, and other materials when clearing land or building.
Coined in the 1930s from 'bull' (suggesting strength and force) and 'dozer' (short for 'bulldoze,' meaning to force one's way). The term emerged from American slang 'bulldoze' meaning to coerce or intimidate.
The bulldozer was invented and became popular right when America was building the interstate highway system in the 1950s—without it, we couldn't have transformed the landscape so dramatically!
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