forward roll

noun

A movement in which one's body is rolled forward, by putting the head on the ground and swinging the legs over the head.

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Meanings

nounforward roll (plural forward rolls)

plural forward rolls

  1. gymnasticsA movement in which one's body is rolled forward, by putting the head on the ground and swinging the legs over the head.

Translations

Catalan tombarella endavant
  • tombarella endavantmovement
Danish kolbøtte
  • kolbøttemovement
Finnish kuperkeikka
  • kuperkeikkamovement
French roulade
  • roulademovement
German Rolle, Purzelbaum
  • Rollemovement
  • Purzelbaummovement
Spanish vuelta de carnero
  • vuelta de carneromovement
Cite this entry
APA

forward roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forward%20roll

MLA

“forward roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forward%20roll. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forward roll,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forward%20roll.

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