road roller

noun

1. a person who rolls roads.
2. any machine for rolling road materials flat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of road roller¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Authorities on Friday used a road roller to crush bird calling devices and other trapping paraphernalia.

From Seattle Times

However, on the highway from Baghdad to Mosul, a road roller and excavator are in operation as engineers try to rebuild a bridge.

From The Guardian

It is believed the man was crushed by a road roller while laying a new road surface on Bog Road outside Forkhill on Wednesday afternoon.

From BBC

Dad was on the tractor, still working with the heavy road roller in order to flatten the waves out of the runway.

From Literature

Elsewhere in the museum is a 1930 Angus County Council road roller, one of just four of its kind surviving, and several classic Angus Fire Brigade vehicles.

From BBC