rolloff
/ˈɹol.ɔf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
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.
noun
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "rolloff dumpster"
- "The Learjet does not possess sufficient inherent prestall buffet characteristics at low speeds to provide the pilot with a clear warning that the aircraft is stalled before it enters a flight condition from which a normal recovery cannot be accomplished. Therefore, the aircraft is equipped with an artificial stall warning system which incorporates a stickshaker and stickpusher to provide a prestall warning in order to prevent an abrupt wing rolloff. The system includes a stall vane on each side of the nose of the aircraft, two angle of attack indicators, two stall warning lights, and a computer."
- "There's so much junk to be removed that we ordered a rolloff."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹol.ɔf/