noun
juggernaut
JUHG-uh-nawt
noun
1
A huge, unstoppable force, organization, or object that crushes everything in its way.
"The company grew into a corporate juggernaut within a decade."
"Nothing could stop the juggernaut of public opinion once the story broke."
2
British English for a very large truck, especially an articulated lorry.
"A juggernaut jackknifed on the motorway during the storm."
How to Use Juggernaut
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething so large and powerful that it can't be stopped, or (in British English) a giant lorry.
UK vs US
The "big truck" meaning is mainly British; American English rarely uses juggernaut this way.
Common pairings
corporate juggernaut
media juggernaut
Word Forms
juggernauts plural
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Etymology
From Jagannath, a title of the Hindu deity Krishna. The word entered English through witnesses to the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, India, where a massive wagon carrying an idol of Jagannath was pulled through the streets by huge crowds, appearing unstoppable once in motion.