roll off

present singular third person rolls off · participle present rolling off · participle past rolled off · past rolled off

1. aeronauticsTo spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).

   In addition to the large decrease in lift caused by the stall itself, further performance degradation can be expected as the airplane rolls off, as the spoilers on the high wing deploy in an attempt to fight the plane's sudden rolling motion.

2. intransitiveTo come off (something) with a rolling motion.

   My pen rolled off the table.

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   I can't believe that that skateboarder just rolled right off that ledge like the six-foot drop was nothing!

   Dawn mist rolling off the adjacent North Downs creates a sepia effect over the river with no need for digital enhancement.

   2021 July 14, “Modern Images”, in RAIL, number 935, page 37, photo caption

3. transitiveTo take (something) off (i.e., remove it) via a rolling motion.

   The truck driver rolled off a fresh dumpster and left it sitting at the curb to be filled tomorrow.

   Antonyms: roll on

4. To come from an assembly line.

   rolled off the line

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   A total of 1.67m cars rolled off UK production lines in 2017, down 3% compared with 2016 as demand for British-made cars dropped both at home and abroad, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

   2018 January 31, Angela Monaghan, “UK car production falls for first time since 2009 as Brexit fears hit sales”, in The Guardian

   Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production [title]

   2022 December 8, Associated Press, “Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production”, in The Guardian

5. businessTo show reduced response at the upper or lower limits of a frequency range.

   rolled-off highs