steamroller

A noun referring to a heavy vehicle with wide rollers used for flattening roads, or metaphorically to an overwhelming force that crushes opposition.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее тяжелую машину с широкими катками для выравнивания дорог, или метафорически — непреодолимую силу, подавляющую сопротивление.esSustantivo que designa una máquina pesada con rodillos anchos para alisar carreteras, o metafóricamente una fuerza irresistible que aplasta la oposición.frNom désignant une machine lourde à rouleaux larges servant à aplanir les routes, ou métaphoriquement une force irrésistible qui écrase toute opposition.deSchwere Maschine mit breiten Walzen zum Einebnen von Straßen; bildlich auch eine unaufhaltsame Kraft, die Widerstand niederdrückt.ptSubstantivo que designa uma máquina pesada com rolos largos usada para nivelar e compactar o solo em estradas; figurativamente, uma força irresistível que esmaga ou suprime qualquer resistência.zh一种装有宽大滚筒的重型机械，用于压平道路；也比喻压倒一切、压制抵抗的强大力量。arاسم يدل على آلة ثقيلة ذات أسطوانات عريضة تُستخدم في تسوية الطرق، ويُستعمل مجازًا للدلالة على قوة جبارة تسحق كل مقاومة.

1. Construction vehicle B1 formal

   A heavy vehicle with wide, smooth rollers used to flatten and compact surfaces like roads and pavements.

   • The steamroller slowly flattened the fresh asphalt.
   • Workers guided the steamroller across the new road.
   • A large steamroller was parked near the construction site.

   ruДорожный катокesApisonadorafrRouleau compresseurdeStraßenwalzeptRolo compactadorzh压路机arمدحلة

   Synonyme: road rollerroller

2. Overwhelming force B2 informal

   A powerful, unstoppable force or influence that crushes any opposition or obstacles in its path.

   • The company's marketing campaign was a steamroller, crushing all competitors.
   • His argument was a steamroller, leaving no room for counterpoints.
   • The political party acted like a steamroller, pushing through all its policies.

   ruНепреодолимая силаesFuerza arrolladorafrForce écrasantedeÜbermächtige KraftptForça avassaladorazh不可阻挡的力量arقوة ساحقة

   Synonyme: behemothbulldozerjuggernautleviathantank

• steamrollers plural form
• steamrollers' possessive plural form
• steamroller's possessive singular form