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

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rollway

The runway or rollway on which he had arrived had folded gently back into place.

From Tales of the Jazz Age by Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)

At other places the bed of the stream was covered with ice, save for an occasional rollway, where the lumberer had piled his sawlogs upon its broken surface.

From In the Van; or, The Builders by Price-Brown, John

These men, quite simply, walked to the edges of the rollway, rolled a log apiece into the water, stepped aboard, leaned against their peavies, and were swept away by the swift current.

From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward

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)

Another rollway rumbled into the river, and Bill leaped into the open.

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