rollway

American  

[rohl-wey] / ˈroʊlˌweɪ /

noun

1. a place on which things are rolled or moved on rollers.

2. Lumbering.

   1. an incline for rolling or sliding logs into a stream to begin them on their journey from lumber camp to mill.

   2. a pile of logs in or at the side of a river or stream ready to go to the mill.

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rollway British  

/ ˈrəʊlˌweɪ /

noun

1. an incline down which logs are rolled for transportation

2. a series of rollers laid parallel to each other, over which heavy loads may be moved

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Etymology

Origin of rollway

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; roll + way ¹

Example Sentences

It was a cellar of the oldest pattern, with no step, having an entrance on a level with the road, the same being a "rollway" wide enough to admit barrels of cider and other produce.

From Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm by Fogarty, Thomas

At the end of the rollway the log collided with other logs and stopped with the impact of one bowling ball against another.

From The Blazed Trail by White, Stewart Edward

All night they piled fuel upon the fire, and in the morning their efforts were rewarded by a pile of ashes that would easily be mistaken for the ruins of the bird's-eye rollway.

From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

Rollway after rollway tore loose and the released logs, swept downward by the resistless push of the current, climbed one upon another and lodged.

From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

Other men came—the ones who had fled from the rollway, their curiosity conquering their fear at the sight of the dead man.

From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)