road metal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of road metal
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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I had a medium-brown driveway that used chert road metal from the Meramec River region in Missouri.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
In Sussex the limestone and chert are usually lacking, but a ferruginous grit, “carstone,” occurs in lenticular masses and layers, which is used for road metal at Pulborough, Fittleworth, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
It is much used too for lime and road metal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
They have then only to remove the top surface of road metal and the concrete cover in order to expose the pipe and get at the breach.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
The outcrop runs by Tingwick, Buckingham, Berehampton and Newport Pagnell, it is quarried at Wolverton and elsewhere for road metal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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