rolling road
/ˈrəʊlɪŋ rəʊd/noun
1 US. A flat road along which casks of tobacco are rolled. Now historical.
2 US. A large conveyor belt functioning as a moving roadway for carrying horses, freight, etc., up an incline. Now historical.
- Chiefly with reference a roadway opened for use in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1905 and demolished in 1927..
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.
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