Meanings
nounroll cage (plural roll cages)
plural roll cages · alternative rollcage · alternative cage
- automotiveA frame built in or around the driver and passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly if the vehicle rolls over.
- A cage-like container mounted on small wheels, which can be rolled on and off a vehicle and used for the transport of goods.
The trial was designed to showcase what could be successfully loaded and offloaded using standard roll cages at most main line stations and was the first of its kind in the UK to be carried out using a former commuter EMU.
2020 May 6, “Network News: GBRf mobilises ex-commuter '319' for Euston freight trial”, in Rail, page 15
Translations
Dutch veiligheidskooi
- veiligheidskooia protective frame in a vehicle
Finnish turvakehikko
- turvakehikkoa protective frame in a vehicle
French arceau de sécurité
- arceau de sécuritéa protective frame in a vehicle
German Überrollvorrichtung
- Überrollvorrichtunga protective frame in a vehicle
Portuguese santantônio
- santantônioa protective frame in a vehicle
Spanish jaula de seguridad, jaula antivuelcos
- jaula de seguridada protective frame in a vehicle
- jaula antivuelcosa protective frame in a vehicle
Swedish störtbåge
- störtbågea protective frame in a vehicle
Cite this entry
APA
roll cage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20cage
MLA
“roll cage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20cage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roll cage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll%20cage.
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