roller blind

noun

A blind for a window, usually of stiffened fabric or vinyl, mounted on a pole and operated with a chain or spring mechanism.

Meanings

nounroller blind (plural roller blinds)

plural roller blinds

  1. A blind for a window, usually of stiffened fabric or vinyl, mounted on a pole and operated with a chain or spring mechanism.

    Synonyms: roller shade

  2. transportA destination indicator blind on buses and trains having two rollers, top and bottom. It can be rolled to display various destinations and route numbers through a small window.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA blind for a window, usually of stiffened fabric or vinyl, mounted on a pole and operated with a chain or spring mechanism.

Also see

Translations

Catalan persiana enrotllable
  • persiana enrotllableblind for a window
Chinese Mandarin 捲簾 /卷帘
  • 捲簾 /卷帘 (juǎnlián)blind for a window
Dutch rolgordijn
  • rolgordijnblind for a window
Esperanto rulkurteno
  • rulkurtenoblind for a window
Finnish rullaverho
  • rullaverhoblind for a window
German Rollo, Jalousie
  • Rolloblind for a window
  • Jalousieblind for a window
Greek ρολό
  • ρολό (roló)blind for a window
Italian avvolgibile, tapparella
  • avvolgibileblind for a window
  • tapparellablind for a window
Norwegian Bokmål rullegardin
  • rullegardinblind for a window
Polish roleta, żaluzja
  • roletablind for a window
  • żaluzjablind for a window
Turkish stor perde
  • stor perdeblind for a window
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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