dozers
Light sleepers momentarily
Dozers is the plural of dozer, a shortened form of bulldozer—the heavy earth-moving machine with a broad blade at the front.
The dozers cleared the lot in a single afternoon.
Informally, a dozer can also mean someone who dozes: The lecture hall was full of dozers by the second hour.
Act of unearthing
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- backfillingReplacing removed earth
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
leveling · ripping · embankment · contouring · dredging · pushing · scraping · shaping
Machine that digs earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- loaderOne who fills containers
- graderOne who assigns scores
- scraperTool for removing buildup
compactor · crawler · ripper · blade · cab · tracks · hydraulics · undercarriage
Applying force to move
- shovingPushing with force
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- levelingMaking flat or equal
grading · ripping · crowning · stockpiling · windrowing · cutting · filling · spreading
Compression-ignition fuel
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- engineMachine producing motion
- thrustForceful forward motion
Broken building fragments
- wreckingDestroying completely
- razingComplete structural demolition
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
debris · flattening · gutting · knockdown · crushing · dismantling · destruction · wreckage
excavation
Act of unearthing
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- backfillingReplacing removed earth
compaction · leveling · ripping · embankment · contouring · dredging · pushing · scraping · shaping · terracing
excavator
Machine that digs earth
scraper · compactor · crawler · ripper · blade · cab · tracks · hydraulics · undercarriage · bucket
pushing
Applying force to move
leveling · grading · ripping · crowning · stockpiling · windrowing · cutting · filling · spreading · maneuvering
diesel
Compression-ignition fuel
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- engineMachine producing motion
thrust · traction · powertrain · turbocharged
rubble
Broken building fragments
- wreckingDestroying completely
- razingComplete structural demolition
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
clearance · debris · flattening · gutting · knockdown · crushing · dismantling · destruction · wreckage · cleanup
- heavy equipmentexcavator, excavators, loader, backhoe, loaders
- juvenile truckstoy trucks, push toys, sound trucks
dozerssentinels
Guards keeping watch
night owls · insomniacs · watchers · guards · lookouts
dozersgo-getters
Ambitiously proactive people
hustlers · dynamos · movers and shakers · energizers · strivers
dozerscranes
Lifting machines or birds
builders · pile drivers · constructors · concrete mixers · pavers