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• road-metalling — roadˈ metalling noun • • • Main Entry: ↑road …   Useful english dictionary

• Road surface — A road in the process of being resurfaced Road surface (British English) or pavement (American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past… …   Wikipedia

• Metalling — Metal Met al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metaled} (? or ?) or {Metalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metaling} or {Metalling}.] To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship s bottom; to metal a road. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• metalling — met·al || metl n. any of several solid mineral elements (such as gold, silver, copper, etc.) that are malleable under heat or pressure and can conduct heat and electricity; element yielding positively charged ions in watery solutions of its… …   English contemporary dictionary

• John Loudon McAdam — For other people named John McAdam, see John McAdam (disambiguation). John Loudon McAdam Born September 21, 1756 Ayr, Scotland Died November 26, 1836 …   Wikipedia

• Martin Frobisher — Sir Martin Frobisher Sir Martin Frobisher by Cornelis Ketel, c. 1577 …   Wikipedia

• Clearance cairn — A typical clearance cairn from Eglinton Country Park in Scotland A Clearance Cairn is an irregular and unstructured collection of fieldstones which have been removed from arable land or pasture to allow for more effective agriculture and… …   Wikipedia

• Roman roads in Britain — Roman roads, together with Roman aqueducts and the vast standing Roman Army (in the 2nd century, c. 28 legions plus auxiliary units, totalling c. 400,000 troops, of which c. 50,000 deployed in Britain), constituted the three most impressive… …   Wikipedia

• Dere Street — Route of Dere Street in blue Route information Length: 226 mi (364 km) [146 mi (235 km) Eboracum to …   Wikipedia

• metal — noun 1》 a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity, e.g. iron, copper, and silver.     ↘(metals) the steel tracks of a railway.     ↘Heraldry gold and silver. 2》 …   English new terms dictionary

• metal — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a any of a class of chemical elements such as gold, silver, iron, and tin, usu. lustrous ductile solids and good conductors of heat and electricity and forming basic oxides. b an alloy of any of these. 2 material used for… …   Useful english dictionary