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ˈrollway U.S.
Also roll-way.
[f. roll v.2]
1. A natural slope on the bank of a river, or an inclined shoot, for expediting the descent of logs, etc., to the surface of the water or ice.
1878Lumberman's Gaz. Mar. 16 There has been so little ice..that the logs..have floated off as fast as they have been banked. This will avoid the usual delay of breaking rollways. 1895Outing XXVI. 392/1 The banks..were..lined with roll-ways, piled high with thousands of logs.
2. transf. The pile or stack of logs on a river-bank awaiting transportation.
1888Scribner's Mag. Dec. 655 The logs..are piled in great roll-ways, either on the ice or on a high bank. 1893Ibid. June 714/2 This hook is driven firmly into a log at the foot of the rollway, and as it is pulled out the whole face of the rollway topples forward into the stream. |