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why are metalled roads called so?
why are metalled roads called so?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavement_(material)
has a short section on metaling and includes the following:
“The word metal is derived from the Latin metallum, which means both “mine” and “quarry”, hence the roadbuilding terminology.”
See also the earlier question:
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060917093829AAkcgY6
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