rollway

[ rohl-wey ]

/ ˈroʊlˌweɪ /

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noun

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

Lumbering.

an incline for rolling or sliding logs into a stream to begin them on their journey from lumber camp to mill.
a pile of logs in or at the side of a river or stream ready to go to the mill.

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Origin of rollway

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; roll + way¹

Words nearby rollway

roll the bones, roll top, roll-top desk, roll-up, roll up one's sleeves, rollway, roll with the punches, roll-your-own, Rolodex, Rölvaag, roly-poly

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How to use rollway in a sentence

Against this obstruction crashed the leaping, upending logs of the wrecked rollway.
The Promise|James B. Hendryx
Other men came—the ones who had fled from the rollway, their curiosity conquering their fear at the sight of the dead man.
The Promise|James B. Hendryx
You want to keep your road so smooth that every load of logs will go down there like a boy down a barn rollway.
King Spruce, A Novel|Holman Day
Dey got for have de ice road for haul de beeg load to de rollway.
Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps|James B. Hendryx

The men congratulated him on his victory over the other teamster, Rollway Charley.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for rollway

rollway

/ (ˈrəʊlˌweɪ) /

noun

an incline down which logs are rolled for transportation

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

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