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rolloff

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɹol.ɔf/
  • General-American: /ˈɹoʊ.lɔf/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːf

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be rolled off (and later, rolled back onto) the bed of a flatbed truck (flatbed lorry) in a motorized way, using a winch and cable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • rolloff dumpster

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sudden large uncommanded roll to the left or right experienced by an aircraft entering a stall, resulting from one wing stalling slightly before the other and exacerbated by the reduction in aileron control authority at high angles of attack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A rolloff dumpster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • There's so much junk to be removed that we ordered a rolloff.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Deverbal from roll off.