road machine (rodmashen")

A scraper mounted on wheels, used to excavate earth, transport it, and dump it where it is needed; a road-scraper. It is used in road-making to take earth from the sides of the way and throw it up in a ridge in the middle. road-maker (rōd'mā"kėr), n. a road or roads. One who makes roadman (rōd'man), n.; pl. roadmen (-men). [