roller derby

noun

A sport based on teams of rollerskaters who race round a track, jamming and blocking each other.

Meanings

roller derby1

nounroller derby (usually uncountable, plural roller derbies)

plural roller derbies

  1. uncountableusuallyA sport based on teams of rollerskaters who race round a track, jamming and blocking each other.

Roller Derby2

nounRoller Derby (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of roller derby, particularly in its pre-2001 incarnation.

Translations

Finnish roller derby
  • roller derbysport
French roller derby, roller-catch
  • roller derbysport
  • roller-catchsport
German Roller Derby
  • Roller Derbysport
Italian roller derby
  • roller derbysport
Spanish roller derby
  • roller derbysport
Welsh ras sglefrio
  • ras sglefriosport
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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