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Answer for the clue "Powerful tractor ", 9 letters:
bulldozer

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Word definitions for bulldozer in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"person who intimidates by violence," 1876, agent noun from bulldoze (q.v.). Meaning extended to ground-clearing caterpillar tractor in 1930.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Bulldozer may refer to: Bulldozer , a type of caterpillar tracked tractor with a big front blade Bulldozer (band) , an Italian metal band Bulldozer (comics) , a fictional character from Marvel Comics Bulldozer (film) , a 1978 Italian film about an American ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground [syn: dozer ]

Usage examples of bulldozer.

Allen lowered the bulldozer blade and began another pass at the diminishing hillside.

Hitting a ton of firmly embedded rock unexpectedly does nothing at all for the effectiveness of a bulldozer blade.

Ross could afford to quit driving a bulldozer and begin full-time writing.

The slab had been the roof of a huge cavern of some kind, and the bulldozer had fallen through?

The slab had exploded when the bulldozer had driven over it, and he had been killed instantly?

But that would mean that the bulldozer had died, too, and gone with him to wherever he was.

He had blacked out mentally and driven the bulldozer some place where he could black out physically?

He leaped down from the bulldozer, dropped to his knees and began examining the floor, while Kujawa watched with the gloomy expression of someone who has just watched a friend carted off to a home for the mentally bewildered.

Ignoring the construction boss, Ross ran his hands over the floor, almost immediately discovering a hairline crack running parallel to the bulldozer tread.

Driving the bulldozer over it must have triggered it somehow, so driving over it again should get us back.

Ross stowed his share of the dynamite more cautiously, unlocked the brakes, put the bulldozer in gear, and backed across the square.

Ross exclaimed, recognizing the voice of Sam Southworth, the other bulldozer operator.

The construction boss was leaning against the bulldozer tread to prop himself up while the laughter shook his whole body.

Kujawa had climbed onto the bulldozer and were ready to start off, the feeling of anticipation and curiosity that flooded through Ross totally overwhelmed any remnants of the despair that he had felt so strongly only minutes before.

As the bulldozer continued to chew its way through the tangle of vegetation, he began looking at things more closely.