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

Finally Billy O'Brien drew up triumphantly at the rollway.

From Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life by White, Stewart Edward

You want to keep your road so smooth that every load of logs will go down there like a boy down a barn rollway.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman

In his daily excursions to the bird's-eye rollway he never took the same route twice, but skulked, peering fearfully about in the underbrush, avoiding even the game trails.

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

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)

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