"heavy roller" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-heavy roller.ogg [Australia] Forms: heavy rollers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heavy roller (plural heavy rollers)
  1. (cricket) The heavier of the rollers used for flattening the pitch between innings. Categories (topical): Cricket Related terms: light roller
    Sense id: en-heavy_roller-en-noun-ylnYgXwL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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