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

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

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

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

Earth moved with the blade grader is usually fairly free from large lumps and can readily be smoothed to a satisfactory surface for the use of traffic.

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

After the mixing has been completed, the surface is smoothed with the blade grader and is kept smooth until it dries out.

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

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 Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)

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