rollway

Etymology

From roll + way.

rollway means an inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.

noun

An inclined slope or chute prepared for rolling logs into a stream or into a mill.
A series of cylindrical metal rolls placed between two rails and spaced apart, used to convey materials along a production line.“Ingots that fully pass inspection are moved along the rollway to a point opposite to which they are to be piled, and then piled by means of a small magnet on an air hoist carried by a movable wall jib crane.”