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road metal
noun
, British.
- broken stone, cinders, etc., used for making roads.
road metal
noun
- crushed rock, broken stone, etc, used to construct a road
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Word History and Origins
Origin of road metal1
First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences
The figure was that of a negro, who sat on a rock pile in the sun, hammering limestone chunks into road metal.
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The slag solidifies into a hard stone which is broken up and used for making concrete and tar-paving, also for road metal.
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The stones have been taken for road metal, the earth to lay on the land.
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He carted away the interesting land-mark and broke up the cairn into road metal.
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Yet how few have the energy and public spirit to get up and go for that dog with sticks, umbrellas, and pieces of road-metal!
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