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blade grader

British  

noun

  1. another name for grader

"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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This requires that clods be broken, weeds and grass that are mixed with the earth be removed by harrowing and forking and that the surface be carefully smoothed with a blade grader.

From American Rural Highways by T. R. (Thomas Radford) Agg

The trench is formed by plowing a few furrows and scraping out the loosened earth with a blade grader.

From American Rural Highways by T. R. (Thomas Radford) Agg

The gravel is then finally smoothed with the blade grader.

From American Rural Highways by T. R. (Thomas Radford) Agg

An ordinary blade grader is one of the best and most economical implements to use for spreading the gravel.

From American Rural Highways by T. R. (Thomas Radford) Agg

It would appear that the V shaped ditch is somewhat the easier to construct with the blade grader while the trapezoidal is readily excavated with the slip or fresno scraper.

From American Rural Highways by T. R. (Thomas Radford) Agg

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