backward roll

A form of backwards roll — A movement in which one's body is rolled backwards, by crouching on the ground and lifting one's legs complete over one's head and lifting the head at the end.

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Meanings

nounbackward roll (plural backward rolls)

plural backward rolls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of backwards roll
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APA

backward roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backward%20roll

MLA

“backward roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backward%20roll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backward roll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backward%20roll.

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