road metal

American  

noun

British.

1. broken stone, cinders, etc., used for making roads.

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road metal British  

noun

1. crushed rock, broken stone, etc, used to construct a road

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Etymology

Origin of road metal

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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road metal

I had a medium-brown driveway that used chert road metal from the Meramec River region in Missouri.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

For an interminable time, while the ponderous fabric rocked and toppled, threatening very instant to crash upon its side, the rear wheels spun madly and the chain-bound tires tore in vain at greasy road metal.

From Red Masquerade by Louis Joseph Vance

In Sussex the limestone and chert are usually lacking, but a ferruginous grit, “carstone,” occurs in lenticular masses and layers, which is used for road metal at Pulborough, Fittleworth, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

These were heterodox opinions, indeed, which South-eastern London could only receive with a strenuous counterblast of orthodox brickbats and sound Anglican road metal.

From Strange Stories by Grant Allen

Flints from the chalk are used for road metal and concrete, and have been employed in building as a facing for walls.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various