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rollway

[ rohl-wey ]

noun

  1. a place on which things are rolled or moved on rollers.
  2. Lumbering.
    1. an incline for rolling rolling or sliding logs into a stream to begin them on their journey from lumber camp to mill.
    2. a pile of logs in or at the side of a river or stream ready to go to the mill.


rollway

/ ˈrəʊlˌweɪ /

noun

  1. an incline down which logs are rolled for transportation
  2. a series of rollers laid parallel to each other, over which heavy loads may be moved
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rollway1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; roll + way 1
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Example Sentences

Against this obstruction crashed the leaping, upending logs of the wrecked rollway.

Other men came—the ones who had fled from the rollway, their curiosity conquering their fear at the sight of the dead man.

You want to keep your road so smooth that every load of logs will go down there like a boy down a barn rollway.

Dey got for have de ice road for haul de beeg load to de rollway.

The men congratulated him on his victory over the other teamster, Rollway Charley.

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