as in sleeper
one who sleeps the driver had to make an abrupt stop that wakened the dozers on the bus

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Recent Examples of dozer There are now more than 7,500 local state and federal firefighters on the ground, as well as 1,162 fire engines, 23 water tenders, six air tankers, 31 helicopters, and 53 dozers fighting the fires. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Around 30 cars abandoned on Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive were later cleared by dozers to provide access, the fire department said. Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025 About 30 vehicles that had to be abandoned had to cleared by dozers to improve access for firefighters, according to the fire department. Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025 Cal Fire also held firefighters’ time-off requests during the weather event, and all equipment, dozers and aircraft will be fully staffed around the county. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dozer

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“Dozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozer. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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