Rollway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rollway is a noun meaning An inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill.
Meaning
An inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill.
More Meanings
- (rare) A series of cylindrical metal rolls placed between two rails and spaced apart, used to convey materials along a production line.
Example Sentences
Ingots that fully pass inspection are moved along the rollway to a point opposite to which they are to be piled, and then piled by means of a small magnet on an air hoist carried by a movable wall jib crane.
Word Forms
- rollways
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include roll, roller, rollerman, rerollable, logway, rolag.
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