Rollway
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill.
- 2 A series of cylindrical metal rolls placed between two rails and spaced apart, used to convey materials along a production line. rare
"Ingots that fully pass inspection are moved along the rollway to a point opposite to which they are to be piled, and then piled by means of a small magnet on an air hoist carried by a movable wall jib crane."
Example
More examples"Ingots that fully pass inspection are moved along the rollway to a point opposite to which they are to be piled, and then piled by means of a small magnet on an air hoist carried by a movable wall jib crane."
Etymology
From roll + way.
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