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Roll off

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo 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.VerbTo come off (something) with a rolling motion.
"My pen rolled off the table.; I can't believe that that skateboarder just rolled right off that ledge like the six-foot drop was nothing!"
3.VerbTo 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."
4.VerbTo come from an assembly line.
"rolled off the line"
5.VerbTo show reduced response at the upper or lower limits of a frequency range.
"rolled-off highs"
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