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rollway

rollway noun: an inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill.

Noun

rollway (plural rollways)

  1. An inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill.
  2. (rare) A series of cylindrical metal rolls placed between two rails and spaced apart, used to convey materials along a production line.
    • 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.1917, “Equipment for Expediting Shell-Forging”, in The Iron Age, 100 (4): 187

rollway meaning in Tamil

rollway in Tamil

உருள் வழி

Forms of rollway

pluralrollways

Origin of rollway

From roll + way.

Questions about rollway

What does rollway mean?
Rollway means an inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill.
What is rollway in Tamil?
Rollway in Tamil is உருள் வழி. See Rollway meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rollway?
Rollway is a noun.
What is the plural of rollway?
The plural of rollway is rollways.

Words near rollway in the dictionary

  1. rolltops
  2. rollunder
  3. rollunders
  4. rollup
  5. rollups
  6. rollway
  7. rollways
  8. rolly
  9. rolly pollies
  10. rolly polly
  11. rolly-polies

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