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steam roller

[′stēm ‚rō·lər]
(mechanical engineering)
A road roller driven by a steam engine.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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But the gun industry and its steamroller of a supporting lobby is so strong it can even defeat a president.
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