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Steamroller

A steamroller (or steam roller) is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for leveling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that is powered by a steam engine. The leveling/flattening action is achieved through a combination of the size and weight of the vehicle and the rolls: the smooth wheels and the large cylinder or drum…

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Steamroller

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples48
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Steamroller

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related to history · 18
Steamroller → An, Aveling, Batho, Before, Britain, British, February, France, From, Having, In, In Britain, Kolkata, Louis Lemoine, Porter, The, This, William Clark
related to Popular culture · 14
Steamroller → American, Aveling-Barford, Buffalo Springfield, Buster, Croatian, English, Friends, George, Mannheim Steamroller, Parni Valjak, Steam Roller, Thomas, Two, Yugoslav
related to As a symbol · 7
Steamroller → Mat Zemlya, Russia, Russian, Russian Steamroller, The, The Imperial Russian Army, World War One
related to Preservation · 7
Steamroller → At, Great Dorset Steam Fair, Many, Road Gangs, Steam, The, UK

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steam roller rollers road traction engine wheels front used engines two roll fitted one rolls also first rear many machine

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tarmacadaminstance ofCo used their standard steam wagon engine and pistol boiler fitted in a girder frame with rolls and a chain drive to produce a quick-reversing roller suitable for modern road su…0.80text
bituminous asphaltinstance ofCo used their standard steam wagon engine and pistol boiler fitted in a girder frame with rolls and a chain drive to produce a quick-reversing roller suitable for modern road su…0.80text
Steamrollerrelated to As a symbolThe0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to As a symbolThe Imperial Russian Army0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to As a symbolWorld War One0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to As a symbolRussia0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to As a symbolRussian Steamroller0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to As a symbolRussian0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to As a symbolMat Zemlya0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to historyBefore0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to historyFrom0.60section
Steamrollerrelated to historyAn0.60section

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