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Road roller
Compactor type engineering vehicle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Roller-compactor" redirects here. For other types of rolling compactors, see Compactor.
A road roller (sometimes called a roller-compactor, or just roller[1]) is a compactor-type engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction of roads and foundations.[1] Similar rollers are used also at landfills or in agriculture.
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Road rollers are frequently referred to as steamrollers, regardless of their method of propulsion.[2]