Rome plow

noun

Large, specially modified armored bulldozers used in South Vietnam by the United States military during the Vietnam War.

Meanings

nounRome plow (plural Rome plows)

plural Rome plows

  1. Large, specially modified armored bulldozers used in South Vietnam by the United States military during the Vietnam War.

Origin

From the city of Rome, Georgia, where the plows were made by the Rome Plow Company.

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Rome plow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rome%20plow

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rome plow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rome%20plow.

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