"steam roller" meaning in All languages combined

See steam roller on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: steam rollers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} steam roller (plural steam rollers)
  1. Alternative form of steamroller Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: steamroller
    Sense id: en-steam_roller-en-noun--gTihTSX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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