road roller

noun

a person who rolls roads.

any machine for rolling road materials flat.

Origin of road roller

First recorded in 1885–90

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British Dictionary definitions for roadroller

roadroller

noun

a motor vehicle with heavy rollers for compressing road surfaces during road-making

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