STEAMROLLER

Steamroller

A steamroller is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for levelling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that is powered by a steam engine. The levelling/flattening action is achieved through a combination of the size and weight of the vehicle and the rolls: the smooth wheels and the large cylinder or drum fitted in place of treaded road wheels.

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steamroller

Noun

  1. a steam-powered heavy road roller
  2. Any heavy road roller
  3. any seemingly irresistible force
  4. a pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end; it rolls the smoke (steam)

Verb

  1. to level a road using a steamroller
  2. to proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force; to overpower


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steam roller

Noun



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