| 单词 | roof roller |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroof roller roof roller n. a cylindrical roller used to produce an even surface during the construction or repair of a roof, esp. a flat one. ΚΠ 1857 R. B. M. Binning Jrnl. Two Years' Trav. in Persia I. xviii. 331 It is the common practice, after snow or rain, to roll the roof with a heavy stone, called the bân ghaltân or ‘roof roller’, so as to level and smooth the surface. 1936 Discovery Aug. 251/2 A roof roller [excavated at Tell Duwein, near Jerusalem] was identical in form with that in use today in Palestine. 2002 D. Syon in A. M. Berlin & J. A. Overman First Jewish Revolt ii. ix. 146 Several round millstones and about ten roof rollers..were found along the wall. < as lemmas |
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