Definition of Road roller. Meaning of Road roller. Synonyms of Road roller

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Definition of Road roller

Road roller
Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, For we be come unto a quiet rode [road]. --Spenser. On, or Upon, the road, traveling or passing over a road; coming or going; on the way. My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. --Cowper. Road agent, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.] The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly called. --The century. Road book, a quidebook in respect to roads and distances. Road metal, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads. Road roller, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers, for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and compact. -- often driven by steam. Road runner (Zo["o]l.), the chaparral cock. Road steamer, a locomotive engine adapted to running on common roads. To go on the road, to engage in the business of a commercial traveler. [Colloq.] To take the road, to begin or engage in traveling. To take to the road, to engage in robbery upon the highways. Syn: Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage; course. See Way.

Meaning of Road roller from wikipedia

- A road roller (sometimes called a roller-compactor, or just roller) is a compactor-type engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or...
- steamroller (or steam roller) is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for leveling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that...
- tool Road roller, a vehicle for compacting Steamroller, a form of road roller Bay City Rollers, or the Rollers, a Scottish pop rock band "The Roller", a...
- Thunder Road was a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds amu****t park on the border between Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina...
- A roller coaster is a type of amu****t ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries p****engers on a train through tight turns, steep...
- Wallis & Steevens Advance road roller, works number 7867 built in 1926. OT 8512 Wallis & Steevens Simplicity road roller, works number 7940, built in 1928...
- elephant, which is made to pull the road roller, slips the rope and despite the funny efforts of everyone, the road roller loses its control and hits the wall...
- Roller skating is the act of travelling on surfaces with roller skates. It is a recreational activity, a sport, and a form of transportation. Roller rinks...
- along the zebra crossing, with a road roller driving away up the street. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' The Abbey Road E.P. parodies the cover, with the...
- John Fowler & Co. – taken over by Marshall Aveling-Barford – Steam roller & road roller builders, later part-merged with Marshalls under British Leyland...