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Definition of rolling road in English: rolling roadnoun ˈrəʊlɪŋ rəʊd 1US. A flat road along which casks of tobacco are rolled. Now historical. 2US. A large conveyor belt functioning as a moving roadway for carrying horses, freight, etc., up an incline. Now historical. 3A dynamometer on which the horsepower of a vehicle is tested by driving rollers which provide friction similar to that of actual driving conditions.
Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in Laws of Maryland. Partly from rolling + road, and partly from rolling + road. Definition of rolling road in US English: rolling roadnounˈrəʊlɪŋ rəʊd 1US. A flat road along which casks of tobacco are rolled. Now historical. 2US. A large conveyor belt functioning as a moving roadway for carrying horses, freight, etc., up an incline. Now historical. 3A dynamometer on which the horsepower of a vehicle is tested by driving rollers which provide friction similar to that of actual driving conditions.
Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in Laws of Maryland. Partly from rolling + road, and partly from rolling + road. |