/ Dictionary / Index S spreader-ditcher: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: spread•er-ditch•er Pronunciation: (spred'ur-dich'ur), [key] — n. Railroads. a machine for shaping and cleaning roadbeds and ditches and for freeing tracks of ice and snow by plowing and digging. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. spreader beam spreading center Related Content Daily Word Quiz: menagerie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language