jug‧ger‧naut /ˈdʒʌɡənɔːt $ -ərnɒːt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Hindi; Origin: Jagannath, title of the god Vishnu; from the belief that people who worshiped him threw themselves under the wheels of a large carriage with his image on it]

1. British English a very large vehicle that carries goods over long distances Synonym : semi American English

2. a very powerful force, organization etc whose effect or influence cannot be stopped:
the juggernaut of industrialization

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