cannon roll

noun

A type of stunt in the early days of cinema in which a roll is induced by turning the car sharply and firing a piston into the ground from the underside of the car.

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Meanings

nouncannon roll (plural cannon rolls)

plural cannon rolls

  1. broadcastingA type of stunt in the early days of cinema in which a roll is induced by turning the car sharply and firing a piston into the ground from the underside of the car.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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