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rouleau compresseur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • juggernaut noun A huge, unstoppable force, organization, or object that crushes everything in its way.
  • steamroller noun A heavy vehicle with large rollers used to flatten road surfaces.

Senses

rouleau compresseur is used for these senses in English:

  • juggernaut A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.
  • road roller A heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads.
  • steamroller (historical) A steam-powered heavy road roller.

juggernaut — full definition

  1. noun A huge, unstoppable force, organization, or object that crushes everything in its way.
  2. noun British English for a very large truck, especially an articulated lorry.

steamroller — full definition

  1. noun A heavy vehicle with large rollers used to flatten road surfaces.
  2. verb To force something through or overpower opposition without regard for objections.
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