Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rolldown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roll-down
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being rolled down.

noun

An older form of pinball where the player rolls a ball manually down the table rather than propelling it onto the table with a plunger.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then he rolled down the wooden blinds inside, opened the door and pulled halfway down the metal rolldown shutter outside."
"New rolldown uses pinball-size balls and, except for the fact that the game has the conventional open rolldown table end and does not use a plunger, the game's playing surface resembles the pinball variation of Bermuda."
"Attracted by game operation, many invested heavily in pins and rolldowns prior to last spring."

Etymology

Deverbal from roll down.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rolldowns (plural)

Questions

What does rolldown mean?: Capable of being rolled down.
Where does rolldown come from?: Deverbal from roll down.

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