rolloff

See also: roll off

English

Etymology

Deverbal from roll off.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹol.ɔf/, /ˈɹoʊ.lɔf/(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

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• Rhymes: -ɔːf

Adjective

rolloff (not comparable)

1. (of a dumpster) Able to be be rolled off (and later, rolled back onto) the bed of a flatbed truck (flatbed lorry) in a motorized way, using a winch and cable.

   rolloff dumpster

Noun

rolloff (usually uncountable, plural rolloffs)

1. (aviation) A sudden large uncommanded roll to the left or right experienced by an aircraft entering a stall, resulting from one wing stalling slightly before the other and exacerbated by the reduction in aileron control authority at high angles of attack.
   • 1982, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.16.2 Aircraft Characteristics”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Sky Train Air, Inc., Gates Learjet 24, N44CJ, Felt, Oklahoma, October 1, 1981‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 February 2021, pages 11–12:

     The Learjet does not possess sufficient inherent prestall buffet characteristics at low speeds to provide the pilot with a clear warning that the aircraft is stalled before it enters a flight condition from which a normal recovery cannot be accomplished. Therefore, the aircraft is equipped with an artificial stall warning system which incorporates a stickshaker and stickpusher to provide a prestall warning in order to prevent an abrupt wing rolloff. The system includes a stall vane on each side of the nose of the aircraft, two angle of attack indicators, two stall warning lights, and a computer.

2. A rolloff dumpster.

   There's so much junk to be removed that we ordered a rolloff.

Related terms

• rollabout
• rolldown
• roll-on
• roll-up

 

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