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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 gravel is then finally smoothed with the blade grader.

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

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)

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 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)

During this period the surface must be kept smooth by means of the blade grader.

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

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