road roller

noun

A heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads.

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steamroller
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Meanings

nounroad roller (plural road rollers)

plural road rollers · alternative road-roller · alternative roadroller

  1. A heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads.

    Synonyms: steamroller

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads.

Similar
steamroller

More synonyms by meaning

nounvehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements

Similar
steamroller
Broader
vehicle
Also see
steamroller

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مِحْدَلَة, مِدْحَلَة
  • مِحْدَلَة (miḥdala)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • مِدْحَلَة (midḥala)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Bulgarian валяк
  • валяк (valjak)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Catalan piconadora
  • piconadoraheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Chinese Mandarin 壓路機 /压路机
  • 壓路機 /压路机 (yālùjī)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Czech vibrační válec, válec
  • vibrační válecheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • válecheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Dutch stoomwals, pletwals
  • stoomwalsheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • pletwalsheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Esperanto ŝoserulo
  • ŝoseruloheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Estonian teerull
  • teerullheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Finnish tiejyrä
  • tiejyräheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
French rouleau compresseur
  • rouleau compresseurheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
German Walze, Straßenwalze
  • Walzeheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • Straßenwalzeheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Greek οδοστρωτήρας
  • οδοστρωτήρας (odostrotíras)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Hebrew מַכְבֵּשׁ, מַכְבֵּשׁ עָפָר
  • מַכְבֵּשׁ (machbésh)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • מַכְבֵּשׁ עָפָר (machbésh 'afár)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Hungarian úthenger
  • úthengerheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Icelandic valtari
  • valtariheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Italian rullo compressore
  • rullo compressoreheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Japanese ロードローラー, 締固め用機械
  • ロードローラー (rōdorōrā)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • 締固め用機械 (shimegatameyō kikai)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Korean 로드 롤러
  • 로드 롤러 (rodeu rolleo)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Norwegian Bokmål vals, valse
  • valsheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • valseheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • veivalsheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Polish walec, walec drogowy
  • walecheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • walec drogowyheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Portuguese rolo compressor
  • rolo compressorheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Russian като́к, доро́жный като́к
  • като́к (katók)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • доро́жный като́к (doróžnyj katók)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Slovak vibračný valec, valec
  • vibračný valecheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • valecheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Spanish aplanadora, apisonadora
  • aplanadoraheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • apisonadoraheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • compactadoraheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • compactadorheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Tamil உருளை
  • உருளை (uruḷai)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Ukrainian като́к, доро́жній като́к
  • като́к (katók)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • доро́жній като́к (doróžnij katók)heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Vietnamese máy lu, xe lu
  • máy luheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • xe luheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
  • hủ lôheavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt
Cite this entry
APA

road roller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20roller

MLA

“road roller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20roller. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “road roller,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20roller.

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