rollway

noun — 2 senses

rollway

noun

Etymology From roll + way.

1

An inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill.

2

Rare A series of cylindrical metal rolls placed between two rails and spaced apart, used to convey materials along a production line.

  • 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.1917, “Equipment for Expediting Shell-Forging”, in The Iron Age, 100 (4): 187:

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