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steamroller

The correct spelling is steamroller.

How to pronounce steamroller

noun

Say it like: Stee-mro-lle-r

The correct spelling is steamroller. A steam-powered heavy road roller

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A steam-powered heavy road roller
  2. 2.Any heavy road roller
  3. 3.(by extension) any seemingly irresistible force
  4. 4.A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end; it rolls the smoke (steam)

verb

  1. 1.To level a road using a steamroller
  2. 2.To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force; to overpower

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