road metal

noun

, British.

1. broken stone, cinders, etc., used for making roads.

road metal

noun

1. crushed rock, broken stone, etc, used to construct a road

Word History and Origins

Origin of road metal¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

These were heterodox opinions, indeed, which South-eastern London could only receive with a strenuous counterblast of orthodox brickbats and sound Anglican road metal.

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It is much used too for lime and road metal.

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Red blood in that lump of road metal!

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The stones have been taken for road metal, the earth to lay on the land.

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If the road metal be of soft material which wears easily, it will require constant supervision and small repairs whenever a rut or depression may appear.

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