Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
road-leveler androad-machine .
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Examples
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The metal target was an antiquated road-grader blade, about eighteen inches long.1 Coincidentally, the Knights of the Golden Circle waybill to the site mentioned that the stolen money was meant to have been payment “to a RR grading contractor.”
Shadow of the Sentinel WARREN GETLER 2003
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The offending car was a Jeep, jacked up on all fours with tires big enough to dwarf a road-grader, and had struts and shock absorbers and what-not sticking out all over the undercarriage -- a real useful piece of machinery for navigating the treacherous Silicon Valley freeways: when you see a car you don't like, you just roll right over it.
Violists Richard McGowan
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Watts has road-grader potential, and he needs to show this spring that he can be a valuable contributor -- and maybe even a starter -- this fall.
Rivals.com: College Football News, Schedules and Scores Headlines 2010
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Teamer Ciron Black is a road-grader on the offensive line, although the Tigers rank 11th in the SEC in rushing offense (129.6 ypg).
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Scott has road-grader attributes and could provide a jolt to the short-yardage and red-zone offense.
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Ryan Clady's 325 lb. goes a long way towards creating a bigger, tougher line, and the genius of their zone blocking scheme will always put more of a premium on athleticism than just sheer road-grader size.
Mile High Report 2009
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O'Callaghan is better than anybody at right tackle that we've seen there, at least as far as pass protection is concerned, but he's still not a road-grader, imo.
Arrowhead Pride 2009
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All-SEC First Teamer Ciron Black is a road-grader on the offensive line, although the Tigers rank 11th in the SEC in rushing offense (129.6 ypg).
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Green Bay has the young talent to consider promoting from within, but if a massive road-grader like Smith remains on the board, Ted Thompson's track record is to take the best available player.
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Green Bay, Andre Smith, OT, Alabama: The Packers would like to find another offen sive tackle and, despite his well-publicized problems at the combine, Smith is a road-grader.
unknown title 2009
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