/rohl"way'/ , n.
1. a place on which things are rolled or moved on rollers.
2. Lumbering.
a. an incline for rolling or sliding logs into a stream to begin them on their journey from lumber camp to mill.
b. a pile of logs in or at the side of a river or stream ready to go to the mill.
[ 1850-55, Amer.; ROLL + WAY 1 ]